Functional Pathways, A National Rehabilitation Therapy Leader, Enters Inpatient Rehabilitation and Acute Therapy Market

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 (KNOXVILLE, TN)  Functional Pathways, a recognized national leader in contract therapy solutions, is excited to announce it is celebrating 30 years of excellence and is expanding its management and contract therapy service offerings to include inpatient rehab facilities, acute hospital therapy, and acute hospital outpatient therapy. “Over the past 30 years, Functional Pathways has proven to deliver strong relationships, outcomes, and innovation for our post-acute clients,” said Dan Knorr, Founder and CEO, Functional Pathways. “We are excited to springboard off our successful platform to expand our footprint across the patient care continuum by serving acute care hospitals.”

Hospital Rehab Therapy Team
To support this growth, the company has added new leaders with acute care experience to its team:

• Keith Wilton, an operational leader with 30 years of experience in the hospital rehabilitation space, including leading inpatient rehab units and facilities.
• Jennifer Villani, a proven growth strategist with 20 years of experience driving account acquisition and expansion in the healthcare and technology sectors by building strategic partnerships with C-suite executives.
• Brad Hibbard, a dynamic and results-driven healthcare leader with nearly two decades of experience in driving impactful partnerships across diverse sectors of the healthcare industry.

Benefits of Functional Pathways’ Acute Care Rehab Model
“In our numerous discussions with regional and national healthcare systems, we’ve seen a high degree of interest for rehab therapy and management support in the acute care space,” stated Patric Wiesmann, Chief Development Officer. “Building upon our existing successful model, we are prepared to deliver these hospitals with best-in-class management and physical, occupational, and speech therapy service offerings that drive improved growth, clinical outcomes, operational efficiencies, staff and provider satisfaction, and strong financial performance.” Functional Pathways offers flexible partnership options, including management only or management plus full contract therapy for inpatient rehab facilities, acute hospital inpatient therapy, and acute hospital outpatient therapy. This model delivers proven revenue enhancement and cost savings by streamlining operations and identifying new growth and revenue options. Functional Pathways’ focus on evidence-based practices ensures strong integrated clinical care across the continuum, improved clinical outcomes, sustained operational efficiencies, and improved patient and staff experience, leading to high levels of partner satisfaction and patient care. With a strong track record delivering on this promise to hundreds of partners nationwide, the company’s entrée into serving acute care hospitals is a natural extension of its existing strengths and meets a growing need in the market.

ABOUT FUNCTIONAL PATHWAYS Celebrating 30 years of service, Functional Pathways is a therapist-founded, -owned, and -led company continually reinventing the therapy market. Spanning the full continuum of care, the company provides its hospital rehab and contract therapy clients with enhanced operational efficiencies, improved patient outcomes, and optimized revenue streams that position them as a leader in their market. Through its 2,500+ therapists caring for close to 7,000 patients a day, Functional Pathways continues to make a difference in every life they touch.