Select Specialty Hospital - Pensacola

"I have been in the hospital 113 days for several reasons. I was on a feeding tube, oxygen, and in a progressive care unit for a time. I was unable to walk or do much of anything. When I was transferred to Critical Care at Select early December I was introduced to a physical therapist named Charlie. His kind encouragement helped me to find the little strength I had and start moving again. He recommended that I move from Critical Care to Select Specialty Hospital. This facility is full of people with positive attitudes and encouraging words. Here we have 1.5 hours of physical therapy and 1.5 hours of occupational therapy 6 days a week. I’m now walking 300 feet with a Walker and I’m scheduled to go home on the 17th. Highly recommend this place! And I thank all the staff for all their help!"

"I can’t begin to tell you how special Select Specialty Hospital is. My husband was a patient there for almost 2 months. We were not sure Pat would be able to rehab and we might be looking at a nursing facility. But the staff here would not give up on him. The nurses, doctors, therapist, caseworker, cafeteria staff, and housekeeping and security officers were so warm and friendly they made us feel like family. I was able to stay with my husband so I saw first hand their dedication. The cafeteria had the best homemade soups!! I would like to mention a few by name. I’m sorry if I left someone out. Megan, Charlie, Kellie, Shardice(who got me a cot), Dr. Bautista, Dr. Gabe, David, Amy, Jennifer, Celia, Moj, Lacy, Eric, Tyrone, Autumn, Claudine, and the speech therapist from Tennessee and CNA that got me coffee in the mornings that I can’t remember their name!!!! Ugh!! They were so sweet! Thank each one of you for giving me back my husband! Thank you for treating us like family! I’m so glad we stayed there instead of transferring to a newer facility. It’s not always about the building…it’s about the people! God bless each of you that work there everyday. Please know you change lives! I will never forget you! Kathy McCallister"

"All the staff were wonderful to my mother. They kept her room clean and responded in a timely manner whenever we needed them. They couldn’t have been any better. She was in ICU and then on the floor and they were all wonderful and personable."

"#PART 1 OF MY REVIEW*If you would like your love one to "LIVE" avoid this place at all cost. I begged Cecilia a respiratory nurse there to place my mom who was in Distress ,on the pressure support portion on the ventilator. She was very irate. She in a loud tone expressed how she's been doing her job for over 30 years..... She suggested I give her permission to give my mom morhapin....... She would rather me give my mom something to make her sleep than to put her on the pressure machine ventilator. My mom looked so bad her skin had turned very dark and her face was starting to sink in. I finally called 911 . My mom was taken to a hospital and placed on the support pressure of the ventilator and is doing great! If I wouldn't have called 911 to get my mom from this horrible so called rehab, my mom would've died! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE YOUR LOVE ONE THIS THIS PLACE ."

"Charlie and Chelsea in the physical therapy department were amazing. I directly credit them with my continued progress. They were more helpful than the nurses! They certainly earned their picture on the wall and a raise. I hereby nominate them for employees of the year. If they ran for president, I would vote for them. They helped reassure me everything would be okay when I was at my lowest. I credit them also in improving my morale."