Adnan Dahdul, MD, medical director at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts, was named Medical Director of the Year at HealthSouth’s Annual Medical Director’s Conference held in Dallas, Texas.

The Medical Director of the Year designation, hand picked by Dexanne Clohan, M.D., HealthSouth chief medical officer, recognizes Dr. Dahdul’s outstanding clinical knowledge, exemplary performance in the development of quality clinical programs and overall excellence in leadership. Dahdul was recognized as an outstanding medical leader amongst the 100 HealthSouth Hospitals across the country. Dr. Dahdul currently serves as medical director of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts. He joined HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts in 1990.

"Dr. Dahdul leads a highly-qualified team of nurses and therapists at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts. His expertise in caring for acute rehabilitation patients allows the hospital to offer the latest in rehabilitative treatment," said Dr. Clohan. "His role is crucial to provide high-quality healthcare to the Western Massachusetts area."

"Under Dr. Dahdul's leadership, our clinical staff works together as a team to provide high-quality, cost-effective healthcare services," said Scott Keen, chief executive officer of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts. "He is recognized as a leader in our hospital and our community. All of our staff, including myself, takes great pride in working with him."

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts is a 53-bed inpatient hospital that provides a higher level of rehabilitative care to patients who are recovering from stroke and other neurological disorders, brain and spinal cord injury, amputations and orthopedic, cardiac and pulmonary conditions. Accredited by The Joint Commission, the hospital is located at 14 Chestnut Place and on the Web at www.healthsouthrehab.org.

HealthSouth is the nation's largest provider of inpatient rehabilitative healthcare services. Operating in 26 states across the country and in Puerto Rico, HealthSouth serves patients through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation satellites, and home health agencies. HealthSouth strives to be the nation's preeminent provider of inpatient rehabilitative healthcare services and can be found on the Web at www.healthsouth.com.