Refer a Patient

HealthSource Saginaw offers 24-hour admission for all inpatient services. To refer a patient for outpatient services, contact us Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Referral Contacts

Medical Rehabilitation Center

Acute Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation

Phone: (989) 790-7815
Pager: (989) 730-9220
Fax: (989) 790-7836

Outpatient Rehabilitation

Phone: (989) 790-7800
Fax: (989) 790-7866

Behavioral Medicine Center

Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services

(989) 790-7745

Chemical Dependency Treatment

(989) 790-7745

Long-Term Care Center

Skilled or Extended Long-Term Care

Phone: (989) 790-7865
Fax: (989) 790-7847

Admission Criteria

The following are general guidelines for inpatient admission. HealthSource Saginaw typically works on a case-by-case basis to determine the best level of care for you or your loved one. Our experts are happy to help you determine the appropriate level of care for your situation.


Medical Rehabilitation

Acute Inpatient

  • Medically appropriate
  • Need for 24/7 rehabilitation nursing and medical care
  • Motivated and able to participate in therapies 5 days a week, 3 hours a day (which includes dressing and activities of daily living)
  • Identified discharge plan
  • No recent completion of inpatient rehabilitation program for the same injury or illness, unless a change of condition has occurred and is documented


Long-Term Care

Skilled and Extended Care

  • Medically appropriate
  • Need for 24/7 rehabilitation nursing and medical care
  • Non-ventilator dependent
  • Potential for functional improvement

Patients/residents are reviewed weekly by staff members to determine length of stay, plan of care, progress made, and insurance requirements.


Behavioral Medicine

Acute Inpatient Psychiatric

  • Phone screen prior to arrival (989) 790-7745
  • Final decision for admission is made by staff psychiatrist
  • Patients with Medicaid or without insurance must be assessed prior to admission by the community mental health authority of their residential county

Chemical Dependency

  • Phone screen prior to arrival (989) 790-7745
  • Final decision to admit determined by on-call staff physician