The list below provides information on a growing network of Post COVID Care Centers (PCCC).
If you know of any additional care facilities or centers, please send details and info to science@survivorcorps.com.
Every Post COVID Care facility offers different services and access to specialists. We have labeled each according to services offered: Multidisciplinary Long-Term Recovery (most comprehensive), Rehabilitation & Therapy (focus on rehabilitation) and Acute COVID-19 Recovery (focus on improved function after severe illness or hospitalization, often in-patient services). *Survivor Corps does not endorse any providers.
Andover & Lawrence
Lawrence General Hospital Post-COVID Recovery Program
Addresses:
Andover Medical Center | 323 Lowell Street Andover, MA 01810 | 978-946-8362
Andover/North Andover YMCA | 165 Haverhill Street Andover, MA 01810 | 978-946-8387
Marston Medical Center | 25 Marston Street, Suite 106 Lawrence, MA 01841| 978-683-4000, ext. 2061
Rehabilitation & Therapy
The Lawrence General Hospital Post-COVID Recovery Program caters to each patient’s individual needs. The program can help you establish a safe and gradual exercise program focused on strengthening, stretching, core stabilization, posture, and pain relief. As you progress and your endurance improves, your therapist will focus on exercises and activities to help you return to normal day-to-day life and recreational activities.
The program will take each patient through a supervised three-phase protocol:
Phase 1 - The patient will go through a supervised set of custom exercises. Throughout this phase, clinicians look at their response to the activities using what’s called a Rate of Perceived Exertion Scale (RPE). Clinicians try to maintain a stable RPE, putting rest periods in place if it increases too quickly. Symptom stabilization is the key. Constant vital monitoring is also the norm in Phase 1. You’ll not only be trained on self-monitoring but also energy pacing and breathing techniques. Fatigue – a major issue that PACS patients face— will also be tackled in this phase.
Phase 2 - In Phase 2, patients progress to graded aerobic exercises. At this point, there’s a continued effort on stabilizing symptoms and increasing aerobic load. Clinicians will also keep monitoring vitals as well as fatigue and exertion. This phase typically lasts about eight weeks but could be longer depending on the patient’s response to the exercises.
Phase 3 - At this phase, the program’s therapists start introducing graded submaximal aerobic training. They use peak exercise capacity and heart rate zone to measure progress, with the goal of enhancing overall aerobic capacity and strength. While therapists may set individual benchmarks, the patient should be able to alternate aerobic training days with strength-training days at this point.
To make an appointment: Call whichever of the Program’s three outpatient rehab locations is most convenient for you (listed above).
Boston
Boston Children's Hospital Post-COVID Clinic
Main Campus, 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Pediatric Multidisciplinary Long-Term Recovery
Formed in March 2021, the Boston Children’s Hospital Post-COVID Clinic offers evaluation and referral to specialty care for kids and teens with post-COVID symptoms. While some families contact the clinic directly, others are referred by their pediatrician or other health care provider. After an initial screening with an infectious disease clinician — often in the form of a virtual visit — they are then connected with the appropriate team of subspecialists to treat their symptoms. For example, a patient who is experiencing shortness of breath might be referred to Pulmonology, while a child with chronic muscle pain would be seen by clinicians in the Pain Treatment Center. Because many kids experience multiple post-COVID symptoms, a multidisciplinary team approach is key.
To make an appointment: Call 617-355-6832.
Long COVID Clinic Head: Alicia Johnston, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital COVID Recovery Center
The Lung Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
Multidisciplinary Long-Term Recovery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital has launched a new, multidisciplinary COVID Recovery Center for patients who’ve recovered from COVID-19 infection but still experience lingering symptoms or complications from COVID treatment. The center provides a centralized location to evaluate post-COVID symptoms and coordinate care to help patients achieve the best possible recovery.
Patients may have a spectrum of symptoms that require evaluation from a variety of specialists. Each patient first undergoes a comprehensive pulmonary (lung) evaluation. A patient navigator then arranges additional imaging, testing and/or referrals to medical, surgical, neurologic and psychiatric specialists as needed for efficient and timely coordination of care. Our team partners with primary care providers to ensure patients receive follow-up care tailored to their needs.
Knowing COVID-19 may affect multiple organ systems, the Center’s multidisciplinary team consists of experts working together from various specialties. Each patient’s team may include health care providers from:
Infectious disease
Cardiology (heart and vascular)
Pulmonology and Thoracic surgery (lung)
Nephrology (kidney)
Neurology (brain and nervous system)
Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat)
Psychiatry or Social work (mental health)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (physiatry)
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech)
Patients must have a previous documented positive COVID PCR test or positive serology. Patients do not need to be an existing Brigham patient to receive care. Patients may be experiencing one or more long-term effects, including:
Brain fog
Cough or shortness of breath
Exertional fatigue
Fibrosis of the lungs
Headaches
Heart or blood vessel damage
Loss of taste or smell, or other related changes in these senses
Mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Complications related to COVID treatment, including airway complications that may require specialized medical or surgical evaluation and therapies
To make an appointment: Call 617-525-3665.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Post COVID-19 Outpatient Rehabilitation Program
(Affiliate: MassGeneral Brigham Health System)
300 1st Avenue, Boston / Charlestown, MA 02129
Rehab and Physical Therapy
For many affected with COVID-19, returning home and resuming life may be harder than anticipated. Many patients who are recovering from COVID-19 will continue to face physical, cognitive, or mental health problems.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Network is dedicated to providing specialized care for those patients recovering at home or discharged after being hospitalized for COVID-19, and who are experiencing symptoms related to their illness.
The Program’s Physician-led team consists of: Physiatrists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists and Case Managers. Some of the common physical symptoms include: functional impairment, weakness and balance problems, musculoskeletal pain or contractures, deconditioning, and dysphagia.
To make an appointment: Call (617) 952-6220.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Critical Illness and COVID-19 Survivorship Program
Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Multidisciplinary Long-Term Recovery
The Critical Illness & COVID-19 Survivorship Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center cares for patients who have survived COVID-19 of any severity, including those after ICU stays. The goal of the Program is to help patients and families regain their quality of life after COVID-19 and other critical illnesses. The Program meets and evaluates patients through a video or telephone visit to identify any post-COVID-19 impairments including those involving breathing, strength, mental health, thinking, and memory.
The team then develops a treatment plan with patients and families based on this initial evaluation, and performs additional tests such as lung function testing, x-rays, CT scans, or other tests as needed. The core team includes pulmonologists, cognitive neurologists, psychiatrist, geriatricians, physical and occupational therapists, and social workers. The program is open to any patients, regardless of where they were cared for during their initial COVID-19 illness.
To make an appointment: If you have NOT been seen as a patient at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the past, please call (617) 754-8240 first to be registered as a patient.
Call: (617) 667-LUNG (5864) for clinical referrals and scheduling.
Online: COVID-19 Resource Center
Program Director: Dr. Jason Maley MD
Concord
Emerson Hospital COVID-19 Recovery Program
133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, Concord, MA 01742
Multidisciplinary Long-Term Recovery
The COVID-19 Recovery Program at Emerson Hospital acknowledges the potential long-term health effects of COVID-19 infection and provides holistic care to each of their patients to help them understand and resolve their lingering symptoms. The Recovery Program is committed to treating post-COVID patients whether or not they have been hospitalized over the course of their infection.
The Program is committed to recognizing and treating the physical and cognitive decline associated with COVID that can affect strength, cardiovascular endurance, mobility, speech, swallowing, and/or cognitive ability. The Program is staffed by an experienced team of physical, occupational, and speech therapists, and offers both telehealth and in-person care. Patients can be referred to the program from their PCP or from a specialist.
To make an appointment:
Call: (978) 287-8200.
Email: Crystal Fontas | cfontas@emersonhosp.org or Jess Gravel | jgravel@emersonhosp.org.
Newton
Newton-Wellesley Hospital - Rehabilitation Services Post-COVID Physical Therapy Program
159 Wells Ave, Newton, MA 02459
Rehab and Physical Therapy
The Department of Rehabilitation Services at Newton-Wellesley Hospital is now offering Post-COVID support and recovery services through their Post-COVID Physical Therapy Program for those experiencing long-term symptoms of COVID-19 infection.
To make an appointment: Call (617) 243-6172.
Online: COVID-19 Resource Center
[Multiple Locations]
Motion PT Post-COVID Recovery Program
Rehabilitation & Therapy
Every Motion PT location has therapists who are trained in the Mount Sinai Post-COVID Care protocol and will help you safely get back to what moves you. The Program’s staff understand the need for care and compassion more than ever for their patients suffering from post-COVID symptoms, or Post-Acute COVID Syndrome (PACS). The Post-COVID program caters to each patient’s individual needs, taking them through a supervised three-phase protocol.
The mission of the Program is to get the patient back to their pre-COVID self. Motion PT aims to help patients recover from long term COVID symptoms such as Fatigue and weakness, Dizziness and confusion, Shortness of breath, Heart rate variability, Muscle/joint pain and swelling, and Headache.
To make an appointment:
Call (347) 745-0122 for an appointment or visit the webpage form. Please make sure to ask for a therapist trained in COVID recovery.
Bay State Physical Therapy Post-Acute COVID Care
Rehabilitation & Therapy
Bay State Physical Therapy is now providing care to support Post-Acute COVID Syndrome (PACS) patients by utilizing the Mount Sinai program model. The Post-Acute COVID Care provided by Bay State Physical Therapy is developed based on a multidisciplinary approach to aid COVID patients in their physical recovery in which physical therapy is identified as a critical component. Patients experiencing the functional impacts of PACS, and unable to return to their desired level of function, can benefit from supervised 1:1 care through Bay State.
For patients struggling to return to their desired functional level, physical therapy can help address deficits such as:
Navigating stairs.
Daily activities of living.
Recreational tasks.
Work-related activities.
Each individual's care is tailored to their needs and speed of their recovery. The services provided during care may include:
Balance and falls assessment
Exercises and telehealth therapy techniques to improve muscle function and range of motion
Treatment of joint stiffness and mobility
Aerobic exercise education and monitoring
Walking assessment to improve and normalize pattern and ensure safety with community ambulation
Education on current physical and functional level with respect to future goals and safe progression
Strengthening exercises
Ergonomic work positioning for ability to return to work
Postural assessment and evaluation
Neurological screening and treatment
Bay State Physical Therapy offers many care options as part of their Post-Acute COVID Care services. Options include care delivered in physical clinics, through telehealth sessions, or a combination of in-clinic and telehealth treatment. These choices empower patients to receive care without the obstacles of the current COVID environment.
To make an appointment: Fill out the online form.
