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Our hospital provides comprehensive, specialized care for patients with acute or chronic respiratory

Select Specialty Hospitals specialize in treating patients recovering from catastrophic critical illness. Our interdisciplinary teams develop individual treatment plans to meet each patient's needs with a goal to improve over time and return to their daily lives.

10/29/2026

What does physical therapy look like at one of our critical illness hospitals?

For medically complex patients, it is about being guided through exercises that slowly and safely rebuild the strength, balance and confidence needed to sit, stand and walk again.

This National Physical Therapy Month, we’re highlighting the process and the people behind the recovery progress.

10/27/2026

Born and raised in New York, Stuart Jacobs spent a lifetime proving that polio wouldn't define him. A Paralympic table tennis champion and fiercely independent retiree, Stuart's life changed when the flu and double pneumonia left him dependent on a ventilator and unable to speak, eat or move independently. At Select Specialty Hospital - Palm Beach, he worked to rebuild his strength one milestone at a time.

Today, he's back home, driving again, enjoying his favorite foods and living life on his own terms.

Read Stuart's story: https://bit.ly/3Wp8WVr

10/26/2026

Breathe in. Breathe out.

The first independent breath for our ventilator-dependent patients marks a key step in their recovery. After assessing critically ill patients, our respiratory therapists (RTs) create a plan to free them from ventilators while treating and supporting their respiratory needs, managing their airways and educating both the patient and family on every step of the process.

This Respiratory Care Week, we recognize our more than 2,000 RTs who care for our patients’ needs year-round and for those patients and families who put their trust in us.

10/23/2026

When fourth-generation Wisconsin farmer Mark Gilbertson left for work on a foggy winter morning, he had no way of knowing his life was about to change. After a devastating crash left him fighting for his life, Mark spent months relearning the basics: breathing on his own, speaking, eating, standing and walking. While he focused on recovery at Select Specialty Hospital - Madison and Select Medical Rehabilitation - Madison, nearly four hours from home, his wife, children and community pulled together to keep the farm running.

Today, Mark is back where he wants to be: working the farm, spending time with family and grateful for everyone who helped him along the way.

Read Mark's story: https://bit.ly/4yVsoqJ

10/22/2026

A severe heel infection left Linda Wright facing a long recovery and uncertain future. After stabilizing and transferring to Select Medical’s continuum of post-acute care in Southern Florida, she began to rebuild her strength, confidence and mobility, eventually returning home.

Read Linda's story: https://bit.ly/4eDwpsb

10/19/2026

For patients recovering in our specialty hospitals, the pharmacy team plays an intrinsic role in their care to administer and manage medication needs.

Our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work side-by-side with the hospital care teams to review medications, manage side effects and interactions, provide clinical guidance and educate patients and families as they prepare for discharge.

10/18/2026

Healthcare quality encompasses a wide array of facets, including patient safety, the delivery of evidence-based care, patient-centeredness and positive clinical outcomes.

In observance of National Healthcare Quality Week, we recognize the dedication of our hospital teams nationwide as they strive to both meet and exceed quality standards for the patients, families and communities we serve.

10/16/2026

Just weeks after welcoming her second daughter, physical therapist Mora Pluchino had a stroke that led to respiratory failure and left her on a ventilator. Her recovery began at Select Specialty Hospital - Atlantic City, where she regained the ability to breathe and speak, before continuing intensive rehabilitation at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange. Step by step, Mora progressed from complete dependence to being prepared to care for her newborn and reunite with her teenager.

Read how Mora worked her way back home to her family: https://bit.ly/4zrbrVo

10/13/2026

At 76, Lucy Scarabaggio wasn't slowing down. The New Jersey grandmother spent her days cooking, sewing, attending Mass, meeting friends and caring for her home. Then a stroke, seizures and cardiac arrest turned Lucy’s world upside down. Her recovery was marked by milestones many people take for granted: speaking her first words again, eating her first meal, regaining the strength to walk and to be able to care for herself.

Through the support of her family, her own determination and the expert care at Select Specialty Hospital - Northeast NJ and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange, Lucy overcame each challenge and made it back home.

Read Lucy's story: https://bit.ly/3TrpivV

10/12/2026

Behind every successful transition is someone helping to make it possible.

Case managers play a critical role in bridging care across hospital to home settings by working with patients and their families to understand goals, address concerns and identify support they may need to move forward with confidence. They provide clarity about the levels of care and review what to expect.

Through every step of healing, case managers help to ensure no one has to navigate the journey alone.

12/31/2025

Jeffrey Coblentz contracted COVID-19. As he grew more ill, breathing became difficult. His wife, Vikki, noticing the struggle, called emergency services and Jeffrey spent 14 days recovering in the hospital before transitioning to Select Specialty Hospital – Canton. There, a physician-led team would help Jeffrey regain the independence he lost.

Read Jeffrey's story: https://bit.ly/4pcaAT3

06/10/2025

Roy Barker thought he was having a heart attack or stroke. Doctors diagnosed the condition as a torn aorta. One month after emergency surgery, Roy was still unable to breathe, speak, eat or move on his own. Upon transferring to Select Specialty Hospital – Canton, the multidisciplinary care team created a treatment plan that would put Roy on the road recovery and home.

Read Roy's story: https://bit.ly/45jDYAK

09/18/2024

Christine McCune, 67, from Tappan Lake, Ohio, loves to hike with her husband and dog. But when she began experiencing severe pain, she knew something was wrong. Christine was diagnosed with perforated diverticulitis and spent three weeks at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, undergoing two surgeries. She then transferred to Select Specialty Hospital – Canton to heal and regain strength. A physician-led, interdisciplinary team worked together to get Christine back on her feet so she could go home.

Read Christine's story here: https://bit.ly/4d5LAqE

07/30/2024

Meet Thomas Morrison, a retired truck driver who faced a life-altering challenge. After being diagnosed with throat cancer, his journey to recovery led him to Select Specialty Hospital – Canton.

Read Thomas' story here: https://bit.ly/3LRf3Jz

03/05/2024

If you or a loved one experienced a brain injury, intense therapy can play a vital role in recovery and help get you back to an independent lifestyle.

Meet some of our brain injury patients who not only survived, but thrived.

To learn more about Select Medical’s network of hospitals, visit: https://www.selectmedical.com/about-us/

03/01/2024

March is Brain Injury Awareness month. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury every nine seconds. A brain injury can affect how a person thinks, acts and feels.

Brain injuries can result from an outside force to the head, known as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), or an internal cause – known as a non-traumatic brain injury (NTBI).

Learn more about the difference between a TBI and NTBI below, and check back throughout the month as we spotlight brain injury and how we help people recover.

02/28/2024

Select Specialty Hospital – Canton, a 30-bed critical illness recovery hospital, moved to its new location on the fourth floor of Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio.

The team, excited to continue to serve the Canton community, greeted each patient with a warm welcome and a bouquet of fresh flowers.

Select Specialty Hospital - Canton specializes in helping critically ill patients begin to breathe, speak, eat, walk and think as independently as possible.

02/05/2024

The determination and hard work exhibited by patients eager to return home after injury or illness is an inspirational experience.
Take it from our colleagues as they explain why working with patients is a privilege.

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2600 6th Street SW, 4th Floor
Canton, OH
44710

Telephone

+13304898198

Website

https://www.selectspecialtyhospitals.com/locations-and-tours/OH/Canton/Canton?ty=xt

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