KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. and
PHOENIX, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesis Rehab
Services (GRS), one of the nation's largest providers of
rehabilitation services and a division of Genesis HealthCare
(NYSE:GEN), today announced it has joined forces with Apollo
Education Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) to develop scalable
rehabilitation therapy training programs in China. The programs are designed to prepare
aspiring health care professionals to meet China's growing therapy needs as the second
largest health care market in the world.
"China's health care needs are
expanding at an astonishing rate, and workforce training
opportunities must keep pace with that growth," states George V. Hager Jr., chief executive officer of
Genesis HealthCare. "Apollo Education Group develops quality
training programs that meet employer needs and leverages technology
to innovate, which improves teaching and learning for employees. We
believe their support in executing our talent development programs
in China will allow GRS to excel
at training the next generation of preventive health care
leaders."
In 2012, the Chinese Ministry of Health identified a significant
shortage of rehab therapists to meet the needs of Chinese families
and communities across the nation. They cited a deficit of at least
300,000 professionals compared to international standards[1]. GRS
and Apollo Education Group look forward to helping narrow that gap
with professional, trained therapists across the country.
To address China's growing
health care need, GRS opened a first-of-its-kind GRS Health
Services Vitality Center in 2014 in Guangzhou, China, and introduced the people of
China to the Western model of
disease prevention, disease management, wellness, and
rehabilitation care—including physical, occupational, speech and
respiratory therapy. Its second Vitality Center opened in December
in Hong Kong, and a third opening
is planned for March. GRS has future Vitality Centers in various
stages of planning and development.
"GRS is leading a global charge to deliver world class health
services to the people of China,
and Apollo Education Group is uniquely positioned to support the
training programs that will train their future workforce," said
Mitch Bowling, chief operating
officer of Apollo Education Group, Inc. "Our expertise is in
developing professional development and training programs that meet
the needs of major employers. Our innovative approach to delivering
curriculum through digital platforms allows Apollo Education Group
to seamlessly complement GRS' work to develop a highly-skilled
health care workforce in China."
GRS will work with Apollo Education Group to convert existing
rigorous content and traditional classroom-delivered lectures and
activities into engaging online training experiences and
inter-professional content. The newly created comprehensive
training will reduce the amount of time participants spend in
training and increase how quickly they become proficient with the
content.
In addition to its online learning academy and its Vitality
Centers, GRS-HS has expanded its other business lines over the past
year to include hospital-based inpatient and outpatient
rehabilitation services as well as facility-based transitional care
rehab hospitals called Spring of Power Centers.
In May 2015, the GRS hospital
division entered into a joint venture with Zhejiang Bang Er Medical
Investment Management Co, LTD to provide inpatient and outpatient
rehab services in their current 14 Zhejiang Bang Er orthopedic
hospitals. This venture, the GRS-Bang Er Rehab Services Limited
Company (GRS-Bang Er), opened its first location on Oct. 1, 2015, in the 150-bed Yuhang hospital.
GRS-Bang Er plans to open hospital-based locations in Jiaxing and
Jiangshan in January 2016; in Wuhu in
February 2016; and in Yuyao in
May 2016. The other existing nine
Zhejiang Bang Er orthopedic hospitals are in various stages of
planning and development for integrating rehabilitation locations,
and GRS-Bang Er will open in these hospitals by the end of the
third quarter 2016.
GRS is also in negotiations with other private and government
hospitals to bring additional inpatient and outpatient
rehabilitation services to patients. These hospitals range in size
from 150 to 1,000 beds.
For more information about GRS and Apollo Education Group,
please visit www.genesisrehab.com and www.apollo.edu.
About Genesis Rehab Services
Genesis Rehab
Services (GRS), a subsidiary of Genesis HealthCare (NYSE: GEN),
is a leading provider of physical therapy, occupational
therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy and wellness services.
As one of the largest and strongest rehab organizations in the
country, GRS partners with skilled nursing centers, assisted living
facilities, independent living facilities, hospitals, home health
companies, adult day care programs and outpatient clinics to
provide comprehensive therapy services. GRS currently operates and
staffs rehab gyms in 45 states and the District of Columbia. For more
information about Genesis Rehab Services, visit
www.genesisrehab.com. For more information about Genesis
HealthCare, visit www.genesishcc.com.
About Apollo Education Group, Inc.
Apollo Education Group, Inc. is one of the world's largest
private education providers, serving students since 1973. Through
its subsidiaries, Apollo Education Group offers undergraduate,
graduate, professional development and other nondegree educational
programs and services, online and on-campus principally to working
learners. Its educational programs and services are offered
throughout the United States and
in Europe, Australia, Latin
America, Africa and
Asia, as well as online throughout
the world. For more information about Apollo Education Group, Inc.
and its subsidiaries, call (800) 990-APOL or visit the Company's
website at www.apollo.edu.
[1] http://www.moh.gov.cn/mohzcfgs/s7857/201204/54504.shtml
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jeanne
Moore
Genesis Rehab Services
484-949-5647
Jeanne.Moore@GenesisHCC.com
Heather McLaughlin
Apollo Education
Group
714-338-6429
Heather.mclaughlin@apollo.edu
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