Our Mission
We are Carle Therapy Services: We are people who help people, committed to the communities we serve, always expecting the best of each other in all that we do.
     

About Us


Accreditations and Affiliations


Carle Therapy Services
Carle Therapy Services offers unique, specialty care across all settings- from acute care to outpatient therapy.  Our staff is highly trained and has advanced certifications in many of the specialty services we provide.  We also offer the convenience of multiple facilities so that you can get care close to home.  Carle Therapy Services focuses on developing an individualized treatment plan that meets your specific needs. 
 

Carle Therapy Services is owned and operated by The Carle Foundation, a not for-profit tertiary care facility, which is the regional Level I Trauma Center.  We also work closely with Carle Clinic Association, one of the largest physician group practices in the United States.  Carle Clinic Association physicians practice in more than 50 medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. 


Carle Therapy Services Director, Managers and Outreach Coordinator

Carle Therapy Services highly trained staff provides treatment in 21 specialty areas.  The staff is comprised of therapists, nurses, and professional staff who collaborate as a team to focus on the patients’ needs and quality care.

 

Sean Fadale
Director of Therapy Services
Sean is a graduate of Mercyhurst College with a Bachelor of Science in sports medicine. He holds a Masters in both physical therapy and business administration from Gannon University. Sean is a licensed physical therapist and a certified athletic trainer. In 2004, he joined the Carle team after serving for 11 years at Warren General Hospital in Pennsylvania where he was most recently the Corporate Director responsible for rehabilitation services, wound clinic and home health care. 
 

 

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Debbie Chew
Manager of Therapy Services

Debbie is a
Bachelor of Arts graduate from the University of Illinois and holds a Master of Science from Southern Illinois University in rehabilitation administration. She worked for Carle Clinic from 1990 to 1998 as a Rehabilitation consultant and supervisor. In 1998, Debbie joined Carle Hospital Therapy Services and has held positions such as, supervisor, manager and interim director. She is in the Phi Kappa Phi Honor society and is a certified Disability Management Specialist.


 

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Vanetta Dean
Manager of Therapy Services

Vanetta is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in career and organizational studies. She serves as the finance manager for the Carle Therapy Services team.  She coordinates office functions and patient billing services of Carle Therapy Services.  Vanetta also oversees the production of 30 office specialists at the various Carle Therapy Services locations throughout east central Illinois. 


 


Patty Scheets
Manager of Therapy Services

Patty Scheets, PT, DPT, NCS, received her professional and post-professional degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a board certified clinical specialist in neurologic physical therapy and has worked extensively with patients with stroke, neurological disorders, and balance and vestibular disorders. She has developed a set of movement system impairment diagnoses that is used to guide the therapist’s clinical examination and treatment selection for patients with neuromuscular conditions. She was a clinical supervisor and supervisor of physical therapy practice at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO from 1985-2000. From 2000-2005 she was the director of physical therapy at Provena St. Mary’s hospital in Kankakee, IL. She joined Carle in 2005 and Therapy Services in 2007. 


Other Sites of Interest

AOTA - American Occupational Therapy Association homepage

APTA - American Physical Therapy Association homepage

ASHA - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association homepage

AMTA - American Massage Therapy Association

IOTA - Illinois Occupational Therapy Association

IPTA - Illinois Physical Therapy Association homepage

ISHA - Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association homepage



 

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