Brain Injury Ambassador Program

 

Developed through a partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, the Brain Injury Ambassador Program aims to connect with the families and caregivers of a person who has recently experienced a brain injury and let them know that they are not alone: to deliver a message of hope and help. The program calls for trained Brain Injury Ambassadors to reach out to families of loved ones in rehabilitation facilities in their region with their permission and share information about brain injury services and supports they may need in the future.  They also establish a plan to maintain communication.

 

The Ambassador Program is currently in place at

• Allegheny Valley Hospital
• Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sewickley
• Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona
• Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
• Nemours Children's Hospital of Delaware
• Penn State Rehabilitation Hospital
• Reading Rehabilitation Hospital
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Rehabilitation Institute
• West Penn Rehab of the Allegheny Health System

 

BIAPA is pleased to have an enthusiastic and dedicated team of volunteer Ambassadors.

 

Rehabilitation facilities interested in learning more about the Ambassador Program should contact
Meghan Walsh-Farrell
BIAPA Program Coordinator
walsh-farrell@biapa.org

 

Read more about BIAPA’s Ambassador Program HERE.