CarolinaEast Rehabilitation Hospital

10/21/2026

🎉 Celebrating Physical Therapy! 🎉

October is Physical Therapy Month and we’re celebrating the incredible physical therapists and physical therapist assistants at CarolinaEast Rehabilitation Hospital who help patients move forward, regain independence, and get back to the activities they love!

From helping patients take their first steps after an illness or surgery in acute care, to supporting recovery and rebuilding strength in inpatient rehabilitation, to helping patients improve mobility and function through outpatient therapy, our physical therapy team makes a difference at every stage of the recovery journey.

Join us in thanking our amazing physical therapy team for the skill, compassion, and dedication they bring to our patients and community every day!

09/24/2026

National Falls Prevetion Week

09/18/2026

💙 Happy National Rehabilitation Week! 💙

This week, we celebrate the incredible professionals who help people heal, rebuild and regain independence.

Rehabilitation is about so much more than exercises and therapy sessions. It’s about celebrating the first step after a stroke, the first words after an injury, the return to a favorite activity, and the confidence to do everyday things independently again.

✨ We celebrate the progress.
💪 We celebrate the perseverance.
❤️ We celebrate the patients who never give up—and the teams who never stop believing in them.

To our amazing rehabilitation team: thank you for the compassion, expertise, teamwork, and dedication you bring to your patients every single day.

Here’s to the victories—big and small—and to helping our patients get BACK TO LIFE! 🎉

Happy National Rehabilitation Week!
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09/17/2026

Congratulations to CarolinaEast Rehab’s Employee of the Year 2026, Holly Thorton!

Holly is truly one of those team members who seems to be everywhere throughout the hospital—answering questions, educating staff, advocating for patients, and generously sharing her expertise whenever it’s needed.
Her nominations reflected her deep commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care. One coworker shared that they “wouldn’t know what they’d do without Holly’s expertise,” while another simply called her “literally a lifesaver.”
Holly consistently goes above and beyond her day-to-day responsibilities. She leads one of our monthly rehab support groups, providing the only resource of its kind in eastern North Carolina. She continues to support our patients and staff while carrying a tremendous workload in an already small department, and she is actively working to recruit not only for our team, but for her profession as a whole.
Please join us in congratulating Holly on this well-deserved recognition. We are so grateful for her dedication, expertise, and the incredible impact she makes every day!

08/28/2026

We are proud to share that CarolinaEast Rehabilitation Hospital has once again been recognized as one of Newsweek's America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers!

For 2026, CarolinaEast Rehabilitation Hospital ranked #5 in North Carolina, reflecting our commitment to exceptional patient care and recovery outcomes.

Congratulations to our outstanding rehabilitation team for this well-deserved recognition and the difference they make in the lives of our patients every day!

Learn more at https://ow.ly/OrgV50ZG9aB.

08/25/2026

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Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) can come with questions, challenges, and new experiences. CarolinaEast Health System is offering a complimentary ICD Education Group designed to provide knowledge, support, and empowerment.

Participants will learn:
🔵Strategies for living confidently with an ICD
🔵Techniques to manage stress and anxiety
🔵Cognitive-behavioral tools to address worry and fear
🔵Ways to build confidence for everyday living

Monthly sessions begin August 27, 2026 at CarolinaEast Cardiopulmonary Rehab, located at the CarolinaEast Heart Center in New Bern.

No referral is needed, and all adults living with an ICD are welcome.

To learn more, contact: [email protected]; 252-227-0727 or [email protected]; 252-633-8024. https://ow.ly/o8VL50ZxG9K

08/13/2026

Come on out and learn about fall prevention

07/14/2026

Happy Psychologist Day!!! Thank you to Dr. Marcia Brumbaugh for all the support she provides to our patients and staff. We appreciate you each and every day.

05/22/2026

May is Speech and Hearing Month and we have some of the BEST Speech Therapists around. This team goes above and beyond for their patients every day to ensure they ca love their best lives. Today we celebrated throughout the hospital to show how much we appreciate each of them.

05/08/2026

What a fun morning at CarolinaEast Rehab… Blue Angels stopped by to spend some time with our patients and staff. Happy Flying this weekend at the MCAS Air Show