Riverton Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Allentown has launched a Stroke Recovery Program, the first specialized subacute care offering of its kind for the region.

The center became the first in Pennsylvania to earn the Skilled Nursing Facility Stroke Rehabilitation Certification offered by the American Heart Association.

Located at 803 N. Wahneta St., Riverton offers post-hospital care, short-term rehab and long-term residential care.

“Riverton’s Stroke Recovery program — designed to meet the American Heart Association’s evidence-based standards of care for stroke survivors — reflects its commitment to transformative skilled nursing services,” said Danielle Koons, regional vice president of market development for Pennsylvania for Marquis Health Consulting Services, which supports Riverton.