PAM Health
{{short description|Health care company in the United States}}
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| founder = Anthony Misitano (CEO and chairman)
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| hq_location_city = Enola, Pennsylvania
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| services = Rehabilitation
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PAM Health, LLC is a health care provider that specializes in rehabilitation. It is headquartered in Enola, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg, and operates facilities in at least 23 states across the United States.
History
Post Acute Medical was founded in 2006 by Anthony Misitano;{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Lydia |title=42-bed rehabilitation hospital coming to Cincinnati |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2025/02/17/rehabilitation-hospital-cincinnati |website=Spectrum News 1 |access-date=23 February 2025 |date=17 February 2025}} the company purchased three rehabilitation hospitals in San Antonio, Texas. In 2021, the company was renamed PAM Health.{{cite web |title=Learn More About PAM Health |url=https://pamhealth.com/about/ |website=PAM Health |access-date=23 February 2025 |archive-date=February 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219112538/https://pamhealth.com/about/ |url-status=live }}
Collaborations
According to its website, PAM Health is partnered with Penn State Athletics and Hall of Fame Health. Founder and CEO Anthony Misitano is an alumnus of Penn State University and has served on the board of Happy Valley United, Penn State Athletics' name, image, and likeness collective.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Ben |title=Penn State NIL Collectives Announce Merger to Form Happy Valley United |url=https://www.statecollege.com/articles/penn-state-sports/penn-state-nil-collectives-announce-merger-to-form-happy-valley-united/ |website=StateCollege.com |access-date=24 February 2025 |date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608212742/https://www.statecollege.com/articles/penn-state-sports/penn-state-nil-collectives-announce-merger-to-form-happy-valley-united/ |url-status=live }} PAM Health and the Misitano family donated $25{{nbsp}}million to Penn State's renovation of Beaver Stadium, the second-largest donation in Penn State Athletics' history and naming the west tower on the stadium PAM Health Misitano Family Tower.{{cite web |last1=Scarcella |first1=Rich |title=Penn State reveals seating details for Beaver Stadium renovation project |url=https://www.mcall.com/2025/02/13/penn-state-reveals-seating-details-for-beaver-stadium-renovation-project/ |website=The Morning Call |access-date=23 February 2025 |date=13 February 2025}} In February 2025, the Penn State Board of Trustees approved the leasing of land at Innovation Park near State College for construction of a PAM Health rehabilitation hospital.{{cite web |last1=Rushton |first1=Geoff |title=Penn State Trustees Approve Ground Lease of Land at Innovation Park for Rehabilitation Hospital |url=https://www.statecollege.com/articles/psu-news/penn-state-plans-to-ground-lease-land-next-to-innovation-park-for-rehabilitation-hospital/ |website=StateCollege.com |access-date=23 February 2025 |date=21 February 2025}}
Facilities
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Some PAM Health facilities are located within larger hospitals.
=San Antonio=
- a 65-bed rehabilitation hospital in the South Texas Medical Center
- a 34-bed rehabilitation hospital in Thousand Oaks
- a 40-bed acute-care facility in New Braunfels
- The former Promise Hospital was acquired in 2012 and becamse Warm Springs Specialty Hospital. It is a 26-bed long-term acute hospital located within Southwest General Hospital.{{cite web |last1=Danner |first1=Patrick |title=Promise Hospital sold to Pa. company |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/promise-hospital-sold-to-pa-company-3832233.php |website=MySA |access-date=23 February 2025 |date=31 August 2012}}
=Delaware=
- PAM Health's first Delaware facility opened in Dover in 2019.
- A facility at the Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex in Milford opened in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Terry |title=Newest PAM Rehabilitation Center opens in Milford |url=https://milfordlive.com/newest-pam-rehabilitation-center-opens-in-milford/ |website=Milford Live |date=2024|access-date=24 February 2025}}
=Indiana=
- Pam Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Greater Indiana North, formerly Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital. Acquired in 2024{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Alex|website=Inside INdiana Business|date=4 December 2024|title=New Albany rehab hospital acquired|access-date=2 March 2025|url=https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/new-albany-rehab-hospital-acquired-2|archive-date=January 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113112902/https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/new-albany-rehab-hospital-acquired-2|url-status=live}}
=Pennsylvania=
PAM Health has hospitals in Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh, and Beaver areas.{{cite web |last1=Urie |first1=Daniel |title=Another rehabilitation hospital planned for Cumberland County |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/01/new-post-acute-medical-rehabilitation-hospital-planned-for-central-pa.html |website=PennLive |access-date=2 March 2025 |date=6 March 2023 |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112212102/https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/01/new-post-acute-medical-rehabilitation-hospital-planned-for-central-pa.html |url-status=live }}
Controversies
In 2018, Post Acute Medical agreed to pay more than $13{{nbsp}}million to the US federal government, $114,016 to Texas, and $22,482 to Louisiana due to violations of the False Claims Act and the Physician Self-Referral Law.{{cite web |last1=Patton |first1=Mary |title=Medical company with 4 SA hospitals to pay $13M+ for kickback scheme |url=https://www.ksat.com/news/2018/09/26/medical-company-with-4-sa-hospitals-to-pay-13m-for-kickback-scheme/ |website=KSAT |access-date=24 February 2025 |date=26 September 2018 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026185206/https://www.ksat.com/news/2018/09/26/medical-company-with-4-sa-hospitals-to-pay-13m-for-kickback-scheme/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Post Acute Medical Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Improper Physician Relationships |url=https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/post-acute-medical-agrees-pay-more-13-million-settle-allegations-kickbacks-and-improper |website=U.S. Department of Justice |access-date=24 February 2025 |date=15 August 2018 |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207072356/https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/post-acute-medical-agrees-pay-more-13-million-settle-allegations-kickbacks-and-improper |url-status=live }}