D.T. Watson Rehabilitation Services to be Renamed The Watson Institute
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Monday November 1, 2:55 pm Eastern Time
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SOURCE: The Watson Institute
D.T. Watson Rehabilitation Services to be Renamed The Watson Institute
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- D.T. Watson Rehabilitation Services will formally change its name
to The Watson Institute effective today with the completion of the sale of its
44-bed hospital facility to HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HRC - news),ÿ
announced Raymond B. White, President of the Margaret H.W. Watson Foundation.
A new education center will be built on the 65 remaining acres of the campus in Leet Township.ÿ
The Watson Institute will lease space and operate its educational programs from its
current location until the new building is complete.
``We look forward to the opportunity to focus solely on our original mission of educating children with disabilities.
We are very enthusiastic about the opportunities for growth that our
new education facility will provide. We hope to be able to expand our education programs
to reach additional children, families and communities in the near future,' said White.
The Watson Institute serves children with brain injury, autism, cerebral palsy andÿ
other neurological impairments. Approximately 110 children are served at its current facility.ÿ
Over 50 additional children are served through satellite programs in other school districts.ÿ
In addition to educational services, the Watson Institute provides respite programs for caregivers,
including Care Break and Residential Respite Programs.
The Watson Institute was founded in 1917 as the D.T. Watson Home for Crippled Children.
The Watson Home was the site of the first clinical trials of the polio vaccine performed by
Dr. Jonas Salk whose son Dr. Darrell Salk is a current member of the Board of Trustees.
The late pediatrician Dr. Robert Nix from Sewickley, on staff at Watson at the time, aided the
vaccine effort by encouraging his patients to participate in the trials.
``In the midst of these changes, we remain grateful to a community that has been supportive,ÿ
generous and made much of our good work possible. We will remain a visible presence on
this campus as well as an active and dedicated neighbor in our community,' White added.ÿ
SOURCE: The Watson Institute
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