Anna Magee believed that the city's hospital wards were overcrowded because needy patients, although they could not resume their normal occupations or duties, remained there too long after passing the initial stage of acute illness or injury.

Magee partnered with Jefferson Hospital to create one of the nation's 14 federally-designated centers for spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

At following meetings the board decided that construction should not begin until $2.5 million had been accrued, and that money for the site and building should come from income, not principal holdings in the estate.

He assumed the post in September 1955, setting up office space at 1500 Walnut Street, where he worked with a team to find an appropriate building for the hospital.

Magee is partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to form the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley.

Lifetime follow-up care is coordinated through Magee to address the unique health and community reintegration concerns of people with SCI.

All resources and services of Magee Rehabilitation are available through the Lifetime Follow-Up System of Care because people with SCI are likely to have some form of long-term disability and healthcare needs for the remainder of their lives.

Magee is partnered with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to offer the NeuroRecovery Network (NRN).

DVSC fulfills this mission by promoting optimal stroke care through advocacy, education, awareness, diagnosis and treatment.

The General Rehab Program at Magee provides comprehensive rehabilitation to individuals with a wide variety of medical, orthopedic and neurologic disorders.

The General Rehabilitation Program services are available in a variety of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and Day Rehab.

Ventilator services at Magee are designed to increase the independence of SCI survivors whose breathing requires mechanical assistance.

The Ventilator Program includes the latest in medicine, allied health, medical and assistive technology, patient education and case management.

The Ventilator Program team works with patients and families in the following areas: Magee Rehabilitation Hospital also provides therapy for those with multiple sclerosis and Guillain–Barré syndrome.

The SCI-Peer Consultant Group provides individuals who have suffered a SCI the chance to learn from those who have rehabilitated following such an injury.

They are volunteers who are specially trained to guide and provide SCI related information and experiences to families and loved ones of newly injured individuals.

The RISE Program, or "Renew Interests and Skills through Education," is for people with aphasia who have completed rehabilitation and therapy and now face the challenges of communication and participating in activities.

Classes are designed to develop and improve personal skills, provide new interests for participants, and share experiences with other people with aphasia.

[9] In order to support the local community of individuals with disabilities, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital offers wheelchair sports programs.

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital is partnered with Life Rolls On, a nonprofit organization that serves as a resource and advocate for young people whose lives have been affected by spinal cord injury.

[10][11] In 2010, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital and Life Rolls On appeared on ABC's Perspective New Jersey talk show.

Aspects of movement that can be improved with this type of therapy include range of motion, balance and standing endurance, bilateral integration, fine motor skills, sensory stimulation, and cognitive sequencing tools.

Art therapy is used to assess and treat anxiety, depression, social and emotional difficulties related to disability and illness; trauma and loss; physical, cognitive and neurological problems.

Topics in the past have included traumatic brain injury and Magee's spinal cord and stroke programs.

[17][18] Magee Rehabilitation Hospital holds a fundraiser called the Jerry Segal Classic Golf Outing every year.

The first Segal Classic event took place in October 1990 and has raised more than $14.5 million in 26 years to benefit the patients at Magee.

Some of the prizes offered in the past have included autographed sports memorabilia, exclusive gifts, restaurant certificates, getaway weekends, and travel packages.

The event also features a variety of local sports celebrities each year and presents an award called "Champion in the Community."

The Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Humanitarian Award recognizes those who contribute positively to the role of healthcare and/or the lives of individuals with disabilities in the Philadelphia region.

Past winners of the award include Philadelphia notables Martie Gillin, Lynne Abraham, Joseph Frick, John Dougherty, and Jerry & Carolyn Segal.