Offering a continuum of care for medical-surgical services and physical rehabilitation, Casa Colina
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Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare is where better begins. With a 85+ year legacy, Casa Colina continues to lead the way in medical innovation with a beautiful campus and state-of-the-art facilities, including an innovative Medical-Surgical Wing. Whether seeking a specialized surgery or nationally renowned physical rehabilitation services, Casa Colina provides comprehensive treatment plans to accurately address each patient’s unique needs and deliver the highest level of care.
03/02/2026
Join us March 5th for an informative community talk designed for survivors, families, caregivers, and loved ones.
Led by Siba Altahan, M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist at Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, this educational session will cover:
✔️ An overview of brain injury, including common causes and types
✔️ Cognitive and communication changes you may notice
✔️ Practical tips to improve everyday communication
✔️ The role of speech therapy in treatment and recovery
✔️ Helpful resources for families and support systems
Whether you’re navigating recovery yourself or supporting someone who is, this talk will provide tools, clarity, and guidance.
✨ Reserve your spot today!
02/26/2026
As part of Casa Colina’s long-standing commitment to community health, we are proud to partner in the Pomona Collaborative for Limb Preservation (PCLP). This collaborative brings together local organizations to provide education, support, services, and care navigation for Pomona residents living with diabetes—working together to reduce lower extremity amputations in our community.
A key component of this collaboration is Casa Colina’s free monthly Diabetes Education Classes, held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month and led by a Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator. These classes help participants understand diabetes basics, develop healthy lifestyle habits, master blood sugar management, and prevent long-term complications—equipping individuals and families with the knowledge and tools to live well.
Supported by a grant from UniHealth Foundation, this growing effort reflects how Casa Colina's 90 year legacy continues to address critical community health needs through strong partnerships and shared purpose.
02/18/2026
Join us for a FREE community seminar on Understanding Arthritis of the Hand
Hand pain, stiffness, or joint changes can make everyday tasks more challenging — but there are ways to protect your joints and stay active. This educational talk will cover practical strategies to help manage discomfort and improve daily comfort.
🗓 Wednesday, February 25, 2026
⏰ 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
📍 Casa Colina Hospital & Centers for Healthcare
Loverso Education Center (Building 1E)
This event is FREE, but registration is required.
🌐 Register online at casacolina.org/communityevents
📞 Call 866/724-4132
We look forward to seeing you there!
02/16/2026
We’re studying ways to make beauty products more accessible for people with upper-extremity disabilities!
Participants will test foundation, concealer, and lip butter with accessibility features and share feedback on packaging and ease of use. After completing the study, participants will receive a $25 Amazon gift card and get to keep the makeup.
Eligibility: Ages 18–60, regular makeup users with minimal–moderate upper-extremity deficits
Commitment: 1 in-person visit + 1 week of at-home testing
Casa Colina has always been committed to making specialized medical and rehabilitation services accessible to as many people as possible. Our outpatient satellite centers bring care closer to home—like our current Azusa location, and the new Monrovia center opening in Spring 2026—while we continue exploring future locations to better serve our community.
As we mark 90 years of excellence, we remain dedicated to helping patients and families thrive wherever they are.
02/05/2026
Ready to specialize in neurologic physical therapy and accelerate your clinical expertise? Casa Colina has extended the application deadline for its Physical Therapy in Neurology Residency.
This APTA-credentialed, 12-month residency provides advanced clinical training in a focused neurologic setting, designed to strengthen critical thinking, examination skills, and evidence-based interventions. Residents benefit from 1:1 clinical mentorship, structured didactic education, and diverse clinical experiences across inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient neurology, and transitional living programs.
Program highlights include:
• APTA-credentialed residency with expert clinician mentorship
• Comprehensive exposure to complex neurologic diagnoses
• Structured didactic coursework through a nationally recognized consortium
• Preparation for neurologic clinical specialization and long-term career growth
Our program offers an exceptional learning environment rooted in innovation, collaboration, and patient-centered care.
Learn more and apply today: casacolina.org/NeuroPTResidency
02/02/2026
From our humble beginnings to today, we remain committed to helping patients achieve their highest potential.
01/28/2026
Celebrating 90 Years of Courage, Healing, and Innovation
Join us for an unforgettable evening honoring Casa Colina’s legacy and the future of specialized rehabilitation care at our Tribute to Courage Gala.
Hosted by Emmy Award–winner Leeza Gibbons, the night will bring our community together for a cocktail reception, dinner, inspiring program, and dancing—all in support of the patients and families we proudly serve.
📅 Saturday, March 14, 2026
📍 Sheraton Fairplex Suites & Conference Center | Pomona
🎟 For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit casacolina.org/tribute
01/21/2026
As Casa Colina celebrates 90 years, we honor the woman who started it all.
Frances Eleanor Smith—affectionately called Mother Smith—founded Casa Colina in 1936 to care for children affected primarily by polio and other crippling diseases. Her compassion, vision, and belief in every patient’s potential laid the foundation for the specialized rehabilitation care we continue to provide today.
Mother Smith’s spirit continues to guide everything we do at Casa Colina.
01/12/2026
This year, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare proudly celebrates 90 years of excellence in specialized medical and rehabilitation care—a legacy defined by clinical expertise, compassion, and an unwavering belief in what is possible for every patient.
From our earliest beginnings to the care we deliver today, Casa Colina has continually evolved to meet the needs of those we serve. Throughout this milestone year, we’ll reflect on the moments, people, and innovations that shaped our journey, while also sharing how we’re preparing for the future of rehabilitation care.
Join us as we celebrate 90 years of care, progress, and possibility.
01/08/2026
Please join us in celebrating Kristin Clayton, our Employee of the Quarter!
For more than 20 years, Kristin has served Casa Colina as an occupational therapist whose compassion, professionalism, and leadership shine through in everything she does. She is known for her selfless dedication, strong relationships, and genuine commitment to supporting patients, families, and teammates alike.
Kristin is a trusted source of guidance for families—a steady presence, a listening ear, and someone they know they can count on. For coworkers, she is an invaluable resource, always willing to share ideas, develop new activities, track down supplies, and stay late to problem-solve when a patient needs extra support.
Her deep empathy drives her to truly understand others and go above and beyond to help them succeed. Families describe Kristin as “amazing,” “very experienced,” and “wonderful to work with my child,” and she consistently lives our values of compassion, respect, and the pursuit of excellence.
Thank you, Kristin, for the extraordinary care you provide and for making a lasting difference in so many lives.
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Where Better Begins
Casa Colina is a non-profit, freestanding, community-governed organization. With incredible support from our community, we have been privileged to bring the benefits of rehabilitation to tens of thousands of people since our first patient in 1938. In the decades that followed, we continued to expand our care to include a state-of-the-art hospital that offers acute rehabilitation and medical-surgical care, as well as a broad range of outpatient services that includes specialized physician clinics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, neuropsychology, diagnostic imaging, children's services and even an outdoor recreation program for people with disabilities. Our 80-year legacy has been devoted to helping people achieve optimum health, gain independence, and return to the highest level of function possible.
In 1936, Frances Eleanor Smith, affectionately known as "Mother Smith," founded Casa Colina in response to the tragic polio outbreak. In a hacienda-style house in Chino, California, she created a place to care for young children with polio and teach them how to regain their mobility and self-esteem.
In the process, her team developed breakthrough physical therapy modalities for these polio patients. In fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized this groundbreaking rehabilitation therapy work. As more medical professionals throughout the country learned about the success of these polio disease treatments, other patients began to benefit from these modalities.
After the development of a vaccine by Jonas Salk, which led to the eradication of polio in the early 1950s, Casa Colina broadened its services to care for patients of all ages with all kinds of physical injuries and disabilities. True to Mother Smith's legacy, Casa Colina has been recognized throughout the nation as the first to introduce many of the modalities that are implemented in rehabilitative care today.
Casa Colina was among the first inpatient rehabilitation facilities to assemble interdisciplinary treatment teams to collaborate with physicians. It was a pioneer in the management of chronic pain, and it has been a leader in offering a complete continuum of care for those with brain injuries and other neurological trauma. Today, we continue to share our findings and research with other institutions - with the hope of helping patients everywhere.
The name "Casa Colina" means, "House on the Little Hill." But to thousands, it has meant so much more.
For a complete timeline of Casa Colina's growth and development, see our Timeline.
