Insite Magazine March 2020 | Página 47

About the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center The Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center is a comprehensive therapy facility open to patients of all ages and diagnoses. From patients as young as month-old babies to seniors, this large building has the energy and licensure to bring an unforgettable and comfortable experience to anyone in need of various types of therapy. “It was a grassroot effort of bake sales and cattle sales, church fundraising and engaging your immediate friends and family members to get this service,” says Alina Fifer, chief executive officer of BVRC. In the ’50s, two local families in the Brazos Valley had children who needed therapy services and drove to Austin and to Waco to get them. They looked around and engaged the community, church groups, and other leaders in discovering they were not the only ones who needed therapy services. The families brought the first physical therapist to the community and started a local “society for crippled children,” says Fifer. “So, this is not a story of a chain or corporation that [was] opening an office in Bryan College Station, this is the community identifying a need and pursuing a solution for that need,” she continues. “It is our honor to carry the baton of now 63 years of service in the community, and we are really proud to be carrying that legacy.” click www.insitebrazosvalley.com 47