| 1936 |
Frances Eleanor Smith gathers Claremont, Pomona and Chino area community leaders together to organize a treatment center for children with polio and other crippling diseases, based on "the most modern, scientific principles."
A large old ranch home in Chino is donated for use by Boys Republic. It is called Casa Colina, the "house on the hill." The next two years are spent preparing the facility and raising funds for equipment and operation.
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| 1938 |
Casa Colina opens with Frances Eleanor Smith as director. President F.D. Roosevelt sends blessings to Casa Colina, calling it "the Warm Springs of the West."
First patient admitted. Dr. John Wilcox, pediatrician, volunteers his services, beginning what is to become a lifetime concern. Medical Director: Dr. Ward M. Roland, orthopedic surgeon of Los Angeles.
The first addition - a therapeutic pool, the gift of Phoebe Somers of LaVerne, in memory of her husband.
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| 1944 |
West wing addition increases bed capacity to 35. Young patients come from all areas of California, other states and abroad.
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| 1946 |
Casa Colina Thrift Shop, founded by Mrs. Hugh A. Thatcher, opens in Pomona. Schoolroom wing is added.
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| 1949 |
The Fenton Memorial Wing, named for Dr. W. W. Fenton, is dedicated. Casa Colina can now serve 58 patients.
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| 1952 |
Frances Eleanor Smith, who had guided Casa Colina since its earliest days, dies while on a fund raising mission in Hollywood.
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1958-
1959 |
The Chino building, its foundations crumbling, is beyond repair and further expansion. Stephen Zetterberg, a Pomona Valley attorney, chairman of the Casa Colina Board, and Dr. Ralph Perry, medical director, lead the planning for a new building in Pomona, on land that once belonged to the Smith family.
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| 1960 |
Patients from Chino move to the new Pomona building
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| 1961 |
The new Casa Colina Hospital in Pomona, a 66-bed spacious and accessible facility, is dedicated on January 15.
The Casa Colina Auxiliary is organized.
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| 1963 |
Preschool for handicapped children opens. Dr. Anabel Teberg is pediatrician.
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| 1967 |
Casa Colina Hospital for Rehabilitative Medicine receives its first accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JACH), an accreditation continuously received since that time.
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| 1973 |
Dale E. Eazell is named president and chief executive officer.
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1973-
1974 |
A unique new program, Chronic Back Pain Management, opens with Dr. Herbert Johnson as medical director.
New Children's Service programs are introduced, with Elizabeth Neumann, Ph.D., as director.
A specialized Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program opens: Dr. Julie Botvin Madorsky is medical director.
First CARF Accreditation
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1975-
1976 |
Teaching Center opens, offering many professional educational opportunities. Day Treatment Program is introduced, one of the first programs in California to offer innovative alternative rehabilitation services.
Philanthropists Jack and Bernie Meiselman present Casa Colina Palms, a Palm Springs apartment complex, to Casa Colina.
Physical and occupational therapy areas are enlarged, with new state of the art equipment.
Casa Colina sponsors the State Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled, constructing a building for its use on the Casa Colina campus.
New Children's Services Center is constructed.
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1976-
1977 |
Children's Diagnostic and Referral Services is introduced.
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1977-
1978 |
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program opens; Dr. Tae Soon Kim is medical director.
Infant Stimulation, with Dr. John Wilcox, pediatrician, is introduced by Children's Services Center.
Outpatient Pain Program opens and Respiratory Therapy services are introduced.
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1979-
1980 |
Case Management Program for Worker's Compensation opens.
Wellness Research/Education Program is developed.
Casa Colina Condors wheelchair basketball team wins its first national championship.
Adult Healthcare licensed.
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1980-
1981 |
Transitional Living Center is introduced.
Sexuality Clinic and Independent Living Program for spinal cord injured patients open.
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1981-
1982 |
Transitional Living Center, Residence II, is added.
Dining Room is enlarged and remodeled.
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1982-
1983 |
Transitional Living Center, Residence III, is added.
Founder's Wall, a major donor program opens.
Multiple Sclerosis and Guillian-Barre services are introduced.
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1983-
1984 |
New Corporate building is constructed.
New Adult Day Treatment Center is constructed.
Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) are introduced as an element in controlling health care costs. Although rehabilitation is exempt from them at this time, they have a strong impact on many aspects of health care.
Padua Village joins Casa Colina, adding residential services for adults with developmental disability or brain injury.
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| 1985 |
Outdoor Adventures begins activities.
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| 1986 |
Hand Therapy program begins.
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| 1989 |
Transitional Living Center moves into newly constructed Laband Building.
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| 1992 |
Rancho Pino Verde, Lucerne Valley begins long-term residential services for adults with brain injury.
Shaken Baby Syndrome public awareness campaign kicks off with mailing to every pediatrician in California, with the support of the Permanent Charities Committee of the Entertainment Industry.
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| 1996 |
Casa Colina marks its 60 year anniversary with an all-day festival attended by more than 2000 professionals and community residents.
First Casa Colina Land Meets Sea Sports Camp held in Long Beach.
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| 1997 |
SUPERKIDS Research Program for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) starts at Children's Services Center.
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| 1998 |
Hand Clinics begin with surgeons Dr. Ann Vasile and Dr. Ross Nathan, implementing first use of Freehand Control System in Southern California
Dale Eazell, CEO and President for 25 years, retires and Felice Loverso, PhD, becomes new CEO and President
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| 1999 |
Ten-bed expansion at Rancho Pino Verde brings total number of licensed beds to 34.
Research Institute is launched and reinvigorates research program at Casa Colina.
Casa Colina refocuses energy on serving acute hospital patients. Number of staff physicians, referring physicians and acute care patients rises dramatically.
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| 2000 |
Board of Directors recommits to the vision of Casa Colina as a Center of Excellence in the provision of rehabilitation services.
Autism Program is initiated at Children's Services Center under the leadership of Margaret Bauman, MD, who splits her time between Casa Colina and her positions at Harvard Medical School, MassGen Hospital and the LADDERS program in Boston.
Occupational Health Services opens under the direction of Board Certified Industrial Medicine specialist.
Dr. Loverso and Board of Directors begin plan to rebuild the entire Pomona campus. The plan will include new buildings for Adult Day Health Care and Children's Services; an additional 10 beds at the Transitional Living Center and the moving of outpatient services to an entirely rebuilt first floor of the 2820 North Garey building, until this time the home of ADHC. The centerpiece of the plan is a new rehabilitation hospital, with 68 acute care beds. In addition, six duplex apartment units called Casitas will be built to house families of patients to replace the present motel.
Ground is broken in Lucerne Valley for a pool and recreation building complex at Rancho Pino Verde. On the same day, ground is broken in Apple Valley for a 20-bed residential facility for adults with brain injury.
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| 2001 |
Ground is broken in Pomona for the campus renovation project. The first buildings to be started are Adult Day Health Care, the Children's Services Center and the 10-bed expansion at the Transitional Living Center.
A bond issue for $40 million is offered and immediately sold to finance the construction.
A Capital Campaign is started to assist in paying for the historic construction project. By the end of the year, $4.5 million is pledged.
Specialty programs for Geriatric Assessment and Arthritis are started.
Dedication ceremonies at Rancho Pino Verde in Lucerne Valley and Apple Valley mark the initiation of those new facilities.
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| 2002 |
Dedication of the new Helen A. Kellner Adult Day Health Care Center and the A. Gary Anderson Family Children's Services Center mark the initiation of those two facilities.
As the Adult Day Health Care Center leaves its old quarters, work begins on that building to transform it into the new Outpatient Center.
The planning process for the major piece of the construction, the new hospital, continues. Plans now envision an ambulatory surgery center and a diagnostic imaging center.
New specialty programs open in Pain Management, Audiology, MS and Parkinson's.
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| 2003 |
Dedication of the new Dr. S. Jerome and Judith D. Tamkin Outpatient Center initiates the new facility designed for a capacity of 75,000 treatment visits per year.
New Outpatient Specialty Physician Clinics open for Arthritis, Movement Disorders, Wound Care, General Rehabilitation, Pain Management and Orthopedics/Neurology.
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| 2004 |
Additional Outpatient Specialty Physician Clinics open for ENT (Ear/Nose/Throat), Vestibular, Urology, Infectious Disease, Audiology, Urinary Dysfunction, Sports Medicine, and Foot & Ankle.
Author Stephen King is the featured presenter at the Tribute To Courage Dinner honoring Ed Eckenhoff, CEO and President of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC.
All energies are focused on maintaining excellence of services to current patients while completing construction of the new Casa Colina Hospital.
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| 2005 |
Casa Colina schedules the opening of the new Casa Colina Hospital, transferring patients on March 12, 2005
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