2023 - Community Champion - Dr. Chad M. Pens
DR. CHAD M. PENS AWARDED 2023 COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Dr. Chad M. Pens, owner and President of COAST Physical Therapy, was honored on May 5 with the 2023 Champions for Life Community Champion award. The event was held at the Emerson Park Pavilion. Dr. Pens' family, friends, and staff surprised him with their attendance at this very special event. Community members from the Auburn and surrounding communities joined us in honoring Dr. Pens for his dedication and service to the people of our community.
The Celebration of Champions is Champions for Life, Inc's annual fundraiser in which a member of our local community is honored who has served others, through volunteering, advocating, providing services, or donating time, talents, or treasures. The Community Champion contributes to our community in an extraordinary way, with no expectation of recognition or return, and is truly a Champion among us!
Congratulations to our very own, Dr. Chad M. Pens! All of the staff here at COAST Physical Therapy are honored to call you our boss. You are truly an amazing person, an incredible Doctor of Physical Therapy, and a true CHAMPION in the communities in which we serve. Congratulations, Dr. Pens!
2023 - Best Places to Work
2022 - The Citizens - Best Physical Therapy Office in the Region
COAST PHYSICAL THERAPY VOTED BEST IN REGION 2022
COAST Physical Therapy is very proud to announce that we are the winners for BEST PHYSICAL THERAPY in The Citizen's BEST OF THE REGION 2022. This is our first year earning this award, and we are so grateful for the community members who believe in us and voted for us! Thank you Auburn and surrounding Finger Lakes communities! COAST PT is the longest running outpatient orthopedic physical therapy practice in Auburn, and we are very proud to serve our community for over 30 years! That's 30 years of providing the highest quality rehabilitative services to our Auburn community. We are so grateful for this award and for all of the support for our local community. Thank you Auburn, and thank you The Citizen! Congratulations to owner, Dr. Chad M. Pens and all of his amazing staff at COAST Physical Therapy!
2022 - Best Places to Work
COAST Physical Therapy is so excited to announce that we have been honored for the fifth year in a row as one of CNY's BEST PLACES TO WORK! Woo hoo! On September 12 at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, Dr. Chad M. Pens, along with a few of his amazing administrative staff, received a certificate for being awarded as one of CNY's Best Places to Work 2022! Five years in a row of our amazing COAST PT staff voting for our company as one of the best places to work in all of Central New York. This is such an honor to receive this award, and it means so much to owner Dr. Chad M. Pens, that the staff truly believe that COAST PT is a great place to work. Each year, the staff have to provide words and phrases that best describe their place of work. And for the fifth year in a row, our number one word is FAMILY, followed closely by TEAMWORK and DEDICATION. Those are words that truly define our COAST PT work environment. Thank you Dr. Chad M. Pens for providing such an amazing place to work, and thank you COAST PT staff for being the best staff we could ever ask for. Congratulations to all of the COAST PT team!
2021 - Best Places to Work
On September 21, 2021, COAST Physical Therapy received an award for The Best Places To Work 2021. This was the fourth consecutive year that COAST PT has been the honorable recipient of this prestigious award. Dr. Chad M. Pens, Dr. Maria K. Shepherd, Mike Giltner and Lindsey Lillie were all present at the awards ceremony held at Timber Banks Golf and Country Club in Baldwinsville. COAST Physical Therapy was one of the top recipients in the Small Business category (15 - 50 employees). We are very honored to receive this award and thank all of our amazing staff who voted for us. We appreciate your support and loyalty to COAST Physical Therapy. Congratulations, Dr. Pens and COAST PT Staff!
2020 - DR. PENS WINS OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL THERAPIST OF THE YEAR
- PT—Licensed Physical Therapist
- DPT—Doctor of Physical Therapy
- OCS—Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist
- ATC—Certified Athletic Trainer
- CSCS—Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
2020 - COAST PHYSICAL THERAPY NOMINATED FOR 2020 BEST PLACES TO WORK!
As a small family business, we always strive to give our best to our employees and to provide our employees with a positive family-oriented work environment. We have been blessed with amazing staff members over the years, and this year we truly have the best staff working with us. Thank you to our amazing staff for always giving us your best. We couldn’t do this without all of you. A virtual awards banquet will be held on Wednesday, September 16. Stay tuned to find out how we do! Go COAST Physical Therapy!
2019 - Best Places to Work
On September 12, 2019, COAST Physical Therapy received an award for The Best Places To Work 2019. This was the second consecutive year that COAST PT has been the honorable recipient of this prestigious award. Owner Dr. Chad M. Pens, his wife Dr. Maria K. Shepherd, VP of Operations Lindsey Lillie, and VP of Public Relations and Marketing Mike Giltner, were all present at the awards ceremony held at Drumlin’s Golf and Country Club in Syracuse. COAST Physical Therapy was one of the top ten recipients in the Small Business category (less than 50 employees). We are very honored to receive this award and thank all of our amazing staff who voted for us. We appreciate your support and loyalty to COAST Physical Therapy. Congratulations, Dr. Pens and COAST PT Staff. You really are the best!
2018 - Family Business Leader
2018 - Best Places to Work
Congratulations to COAST Physical Therapy for being nominated for Central New York’s Best Places to Work Awards 2018! COAST Physical Therapy was voted among the top 40 places to work in Central New York. They were entered into the Small Business category of 25 employees or less, and COAST PT placed 5th in their division! An awards banquet was held in September at Drumlin’s Golf and Country Club in Syracuse, where all 40 businesses were honored and presented with their award. This award means a lot to Owner and President, Dr. Chad M. Pens as it is voted upon by the employees of the company. There are many different aspects of the workplace that employees have to report on, and this information is compiled to determine each business’s overall place. Dr. Pens was truly humbled when COAST Physical Therapy was honored with fifth place in the Small Business category. A big congratulations to owner Dr. Chad M. Pens and his amazing staff at COAST Physical Therapy for all of their hard work. This is a tremendous honor to receive such a distinguished award. Congratulations!
2017 - Small Business of the Year, Cayuga County
2017 - Physical Therapist of the Year
2016 - Educators in HealthCare
The CNY Business Journal honors local businesses and medical professionals with Excellence in Health Care Awards, voted on by the general public within a sixteen-county region of Upstate New York. COAST Physical Therapy received the 2016 Educators in Health Care Award. The staff at COAST PT does so much for our community in terms of educating community members on workplace wellness, injury prevention, and fall prevention, as well as teaching fellow physical therapists on higher-level manual therapy techniques, taping techniques, and advanced orthopedic treatments. We are proud of the work that our COAST PT team does each and every day.