Mary Free Bed is getting closer to welcoming patients at its new Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids.
The 67,000-square-foot building is still a few months from opening, but a tour of the facility shows how progress is coming along.
Kent Riddle, CEO of Mary Free Bed, has a personal connection to the hospital’s mission. His wife was involved in a crash with a drunk driver, and Mary Free Bed played a central role in her recovery.
“She came in full coma, 100%. Yeah, had no movement or anything, and she walked out of Mary Free Bed and was released,” Riddle said…