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Each one of our eligible Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) has been recognized in the Top 10% of 791 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in the United States, Cited For Care That Is Effective, Efficient, Timely and Patient-Centered. click
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• Rehabilitation
Hospital of Southern New Mexico (RHSNM) click here to learn more
• South
Texas Rehabilitation Hospital (STRH) click here to learn more
• Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital (NCRH) click here to learn more
• Mountain
Valley Regional Rehabilitation Hospital (MVRRH) click here to learn more
• Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
(GRRH)
• Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital (LRRH) click here to learn more
• Mesquite Rehabilitation Institute (MRI)
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05.29.13 - Ernest Health Announces Construction
Of Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital
Ernest Health, Inc. (EHI) today announced plans to construct and operate a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in South Ogden, Utah. The new hospital, known as Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital, will provide intensive physical rehabilitation services to patients recovering from strokes, head and spinal cord injuries, and other impairments as a result of injury or illness.
Ernest Health rehabilitation hospitals consistently have been recognized as being in the top 10 percent of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals nationwide for care that is patient-centered, effective, efficient and timely.
“We are excited to be able to bring this level of rehabilitative care to the South Ogden and Northern Utah,” says Darby Brockette, CEO of Ernest Health. “This means that the citizens here and in the surrounding areas now will have access to the highest level of rehabilitative care available nationally without having to leave the area.”
Ernest Health will begin construction on the 52,000-square foot facility this spring, with plans to open in the first months of 2014. The facility will be located at Harrison Boulevard and U.S. Highway 89 in the Cross Pointe Development, and is expected to create about 120 new healthcare-related jobs.
Brockette credits support from local hospital and community leadership as instrumental in the planning and development of the new hospital.
“We welcome Ernest Health to the medical community and look forward to our patients receiving this much-needed, high quality continuum of care,” says Mark Adams, CEO of Ogden Regional Medical Center.
Mayor James Minster concurs. “I am pleased to see such a worthwhile project be built on this land to help better serve the residents of our community,” he says. “These much-needed rehab services will be a nice addition to our medical community.”
All community members are invited to a groundbreaking for the new facility at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 29.
05.2.13 - Ernest Health Announces Construction
Of Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital
Ernest Health, Inc. (EHI) today announced plans to construct and operate a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in South Ogden, Utah. The new hospital, known as Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital, will provide intensive physical rehabilitation services to patients recovering from strokes, head and spinal cord injuries, and other impairments as a result of injury or illness.
Ernest Health rehabilitation hospitals consistently have been recognized as being in the top 10 percent of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals nationwide for care that is patient-centered, effective, efficient and timely.
"We are excited to be able to bring this level of rehabilitative care to the South Ogden and Northern Utah," says Darby Brockette, CEO of Ernest Health. "This means that the citizens here and in the surrounding areas now will have access to the highest level of rehabilitative care available nationally without having to leave the area."
Ernest Health will begin construction on the 52,000-square foot facility this spring, with plans to open in the first months of 2014. The facility will be located at Harrison Boulevard and U.S. Highway 89 in the Cross Pointe Development, and is expected to create about 120 new healthcare-related jobs.
Brockette credits support from local hospital and community leadership as instrumental in the planning and development of the new hospital.
"We welcome Ernest Health to the medical community and look forward to our patients receiving this much-needed, high quality continuum of care," says Mark Adams, CEO of Ogden Regional Medical Center.
Mayor James Minster concurs. "I am pleased to see such a worthwhile project be built on this land to help better serve the residents of our community,” he says. “These much-needed rehab services will be a nice addition to our medical community."
All community members are invited to a groundbreaking for the new facility at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 29.
12.2.12 - ERNEST HEALTH ANNOUNCES CONTRUCTION OF
REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF THE NORTHWEST
Ernest Health, Inc. (EHI) announced today the company will construct and operate a new 30-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Post Falls, Idaho as a joint venture with Kootenai Health. The new hospital, known as Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, will provide intensive physical rehabilitation services to patients recovering from strokes, head and spinal cord injuries and other functional deficits as a result of injury or illness. Ernest Health owns and manages Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital (NIACH) in Post Falls, ID as well. NIACH provides advanced long-term acute care, including intensive care, for patients who require time to heal from catastrophic injury or illness.
Support from Kootenai Health has been instrumental in designing a solution to further the opportunities for rehabilitative services in northern Idaho communities. “Kootenai Health is committed to providing quality health care close to home,” Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health said. “High-level rehabilitation services are an important part of a comprehensive health care community. We are pleased to play a role in bringing this new facility and these services to northern Idaho. ”
The support continues from local officials. Steve Griffitts, of the Coeur d’Alene Economic Development Council, states, “The partnership with Kootenai Health and Ernest Health is significant to our expanding and growing job base. The proposed rehabilitation facility will create scores of highly qualified career opportunities and has the potential to positively affect hundreds of families in Kootenai County and North Idaho. This investment will also solidify our area as being the home of premier providers of health care solutions for our region and beyond. We are very fortunate to have this wonderful investment in our community.”
Pam Houser, President/CEO of the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, also shared, “The Post Falls Chamber congratulates Ernest Health Inc. and Kootenai Health on their partnership to form a brand new facility in Post Falls. Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest will provide services not presently available here and we are thrilled to see our medical community grow. Kootenai Health is known for its long time commitment of excellence to people in North Idaho as is Ernest Health, which operates Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital. Both hospitals provide excellent career opportunities and quality care for their patients. We are proud to have them as part of the Chamber family.”
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest will be located in a new 33,000 square foot, free-standing facility on the same campus as NIACH. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2013 with a projected opening in the fourth quarter of 2013. Approximately 120 new healthcare related jobs will be created from this endeavor.
A ground breaking ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, December 12 at 2:00 pm. Local business, government, and Ernest Health officials will be in attendance. The media is invited and encouraged to attend.
Ernest Health, Inc., an Albuquerque, NM based healthcare provider, owns and operates post-acute care facilities New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and South Carolina. For more information on the company, go to www.ernesthealth.com.
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5.10.12
- Utah Valley Specialty Hospital Wins Best of State Award for Medical Services
Utah Valley Specialty Hospital, an Ernest Health Inc. long term acute care hospital (LTACH), has been named the winner in the medical services category for Utah's Best of State Awards for 2012.
The Best of State Awards Program acknowledges excellence in a vast array of industry sectors including medical, business, entertainment, education, hospitality, retail, technology, and recreation. More than 200 specific category winners have been acknowledged within 10 main category divisions in this program dedicated to recognizing and promoting outstanding individuals, businesses, and organizations throughout Utah. Winners of the 2012 Best of State Awards have been rated and judged on their impact on the community, excellence, achievement, innovation, and originality. Past winners of this prestigious award in the medical division include; Intermountain Healthcare LDS Hospital, Utah Cancer Institute, and University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics.
"We are pleased to be the recipient of the 2012 Best of State Award for medical services," said chief executive officer Marie Prothero. "It is an honor to join the distinguished group of previous winners providing outstanding medical service throughout the state of Utah. At Utah Valley Specialty Hospital our patients are our number one priority. We view this recognition as a testament to our dedicated staff, and our commitment to serving the community."
3.28.12 -
Ernest Health Announces Construction of Lafayette Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
Ernest Health, Inc. (EHI) will construct and operate a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Lafayette, IN. Lafayette Regional Rehabilitation Hospital will provide intensive physical rehabilitation services to patients recovering from strokes, head and spinal cord injuries and other functional deficits as a result of injury or illness.
Construction of the 45,000 square foot facility is under way with a projected opening in Winter 2013. Approximately 115 new healthcare related jobs will be created from this endeavor.
3.22.12 -
Institute on the range
Mesquite Resident Gets a Chance to Go Home Again Through Physical Therapy
Zach Markovic, Star Community Newspapers
While it was not her home, Mesquite Rehabilitation Institute is close to the heart of one Sammie Motley Coates.
Her family goes back to the beginning roots with many of the old names that helped start Mesquite.
And with 91-year old’s recent trip to the institute to rehabilitate her knee after knee replacement surgery, the growth of Mesquite truly comes full circle. She said she recognized something familiar about the place as she was pulling up to the Institute.
“When the ambulance pulled into the driveway, I told them ‘I raised my kids right here,’” Sammie said. “I just feel like I am coming back home to get well.”
The story begins 58 years ago when Sammie and her husband purchased some land in a small little farm town East of Dallas. The little plot was between what would eventually become Beltline and Galloway.
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1.25.12 -
Ernest Health Inc. Eyeing Lafayette for New Acute Rehabilitation Hospital
Greater Lafayette Commerce is working with a potential new employer, Ernest Health Inc., which is planning to invest $18.5 million on an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Lafayette, Ind., says Jody Hamilton, director of economic development for Greater Lafayette Commerce.
“The company expects to employ 115 by the end of the first year of its local operations,” Hamilton said.
The Albuquerque, N.M.-headquartered company provides comprehensive care for patients with functional deficits resulting from injury or illness and for patients with chronic or complex medical conditions.
Its workforce is expected to include physical, respiratory and occupational therapists; registered nurses; patient care technicians; case managers; and housekeeping and dietary aides. Average annual pay for the Lafayette jobs is expected to be $48,987 plus benefits.
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9.22.11 -
Speaker details her celebrity
husband's recovery
Lee
Woodruff, wife of ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff, served
as the keynote speaker at the second annual brain injury symposium
hosted by the South Texas Rehabilitation Hospital on Wednesday
in Brownsville.
The event brought together about 30 healthcare sponsors from
across the Rio Grande Valley, and allowed brain injury survivors
and family members the opportunity to talk with others who understand
what they’ve been through.
Bob Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2006 while
he was in Iraq covering the war and a roadside bomb exploded
near him, crushing the left side of his skull as rocks from on
top of the bomb acted like shrapnel. He was in a coma for 36
days and underwent months of therapy, particularly in language
and cognitive areas.
Lee Woodruff said the message she wanted to pass along is that
there is still hope when something as tragic as a brain injury
strikes a family.
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7.7.11 -
Elkhorn Valley names new
CEO
Elkhorn
Valley Rehabilitation Hospital announced that Mike Phillips
has been named as the rehabilitation hospital's new Chief Executive
Officer.
Mr. Phillips will oversee the operations of the hospital. His experience includes
over 17 years of management and marketing experience working in both healthcare
and human services industries including both long-term care and the acute care
settings.
Mr. Phillips is a Casper native and completed his undergraduate education at
the University of Wyoming. He also holds both a master's degree in management
and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Mary
in Bismarck, N.D.
7.21.11 -
40-Bed Rehab Hospital Opens
In New Braunfels, TX
New
Braunfels Regional Rehabilitation Hospital opened its doors
to patients on Monday, less than a year after groundbreaking
on the 50,000-square foot facility.
The 40-bed hospital is located in Sundance Park, which used to
be the old Sundance Golf Club site. It is operated by Ernest
Health, Inc. (EHI), a Albuquerque, N.M.-based company that operates
15 post-acute hospitals in nine states.
9.29.10 -
Motorcycle racer bikes across
the U.S. to raise TBI awareness
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— It's not common for doctors who work with traumatic brain
injuries to see their patients again.
It's almost unheard for
them to see a patient who came to them
in a coma come back to visit on a bicycle, nine days and 600
miles into a cross-country ride that he's doing, well, because
he can.
So 19-year-old Josh Morros's triumphant bicycle ride into the
parking lot at Utah Valley Specialty Hospital on Wednesday morning
was about more than just taking a bike ride. The first person
to greet him was Reuben Jessop, the physical therapist who worked
with Morros for almost four weeks after Morros, who was a professional
off-road motorcycle racer, wrecked going more than 80 mph during
a race in the Salt Flats in 2008.
" He's challenged me to a race, which I fully expect him to win," Jessop
said.
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here to learn more
9.07.10
- Mesquite Rehab admits its
first patient.
9.29.10
- Rehab
employees treat, teach
people in earthquake-ravaged
Haiti
By
Ken Hedler, The Daily Courierr
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Mountain
Valley Regional Rehabilitation
Hospital did not observe
National Rehabilitation Week
(Sept. 19-25) by asking Mayor
Harvey Skoog to issue a proclamation
during a Town Council meeting.
Instead, 11 employees at
the hospital made the observance
international by traveling
to earthquake-ravaged Haiti
to treat injured people,
and educate patients and
health professionals.
They were among 32 employees
of hospitals owned by Ernest
Health Inc. who participated
in the volunteer rehab work
in Haiti, which is still
recovering from the devastating
earthquake that hit in January.
Ernest Health, based in Albuquerque,
N.M., covered the travel
costs, said Jen Roel, chief
executive officer of the
Prescott Valley hospital.
However, employees covered
the costs of visas and immunizations,
and volunteered on their
own time.
Hospital employees in Prescott
Valley planned the medical
relief effort since April,
said clinical education coordinator
Kristie Dodge. She said Healing
Hands for Haiti, a nonprofit
entity, assigned her and
rehabilitation director Judy
Baum to a clinic in Jacmal,
a three-hour drive over the
mountains from the capital
of Port-au-Prince.
Dodge, an occupational therapist
at the rehab hospital since
it opened four years ago,
said the atmosphere in Haiti
was "really surreal
- just because you are taking
all of it in."
"It is hard to believe," Dodge
said. "There are buildings
still collapsed from the
earthquake, and you've got
some buildings that are being
rebuilt and are just half-done."
More than 1 million Haitians
still live on the streets,
The Associated Press reported
Tuesday.
"People were living in tent
cities," Dodge said. "There
was one that divided the
middle of the road."
Dodge, 36, of Prescott Valley
said she and Baum, who will
return Monday to Prescott
Valley, worked in a tent
clinic.
"We saw upwards of 33 patients
a day," Dodge said,
adding that not all of them
sustained injuries from the
earthquake. "I saw probably
at least eight stroke patients" who
had no previous treatment.
Treatment consisted of stretching
exercises, as well as educating
stroke victims about how
to position their arms, Dodge
said. She said she taught
a girl with nerve damage
to desensitize herself to
pain.
Dodge and Baum also taught
therapy techniques to clinic
staff, and relied on a translator
who spoke English and French
Creole.
The two women taught from
8 to 9 a.m., and treated
patients until 3 p.m. or
later. Patients arrived as
early as 7 a.m. and stayed
all day so they could have
20 minutes with the volunteers.
Dodge said she "absolutely" would
volunteer for another medical
mission.
A colleague, physical therapy
assistant Patty Meiner, said
she is leaving Friday for
a 10-day assignment to teach
a course in hydrocephalus.
It will provide rehab for
patients who have had fluids
removed from their brains.
"I just think it is going
to be a great experience,
knowing what people have
been through over there," Meiner
said.
Meiner, 41, of Prescott Valley,
said she is joining occupational
therapist Kate Pressman.
The other volunteers from
Prescott Valley are Barbara
Bloomfield, Eric Mace, Erin
Aafedt, Nan Duerkson, Michael
Frost, Dr. Ed Dohring and
Ronald Goldstein.
8.10.10 – Ernest Health Sending Clinical Team to Haiti to Assist with Disaster Relief
Ernest Health
has partnered with Healing Hands for Haiti to send a team of nurses and therapists
to work with earthquake survivors who sustained life changing injuries in January’s
earthquake. Our team of 32 volunteers will provide care and rehabilitation services
including education, use of adaptive equipment, manufacture and use of prosthetic
limbs in order to help individuals achieve and sustain maximum function. Clinicians
will spend two weeks in September working in a variety of patient care settings such
as outpatient therapy clinics, inpatient hospitals, and orphanages for disabled children.
Healing Hands for Haiti supports and encourages the Haitian people in providing quality
physical rehabilitation services for themselves in a spirit of self-determination,
independence and human dignity with a focus on empowering Haitians with disabilities.
For more information on Healing Hands for Haiti, go to www.healinghandsforhaiti.org.
May Is Stroke Awareness Month
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Patrick
McGehee listened intently to an interview on TV about a woman
discussing her recovery from stroke. At the time, he didn’t
know his body would soon be experiencing something so similar. “I
remember sitting there watching her on Oprah and I was amazed
by all that she went through and just a few months later I
had my stroke. I just couldn’t believe it happened to
me.”
The woman featured in that interview was Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor.
A Harvard trained and published neuroanatomist and professor,
Dr. Taylor suffered a brain hemorrhage
in 1996. With her background, she was all too familiar with what was happening
to her at that time. For the next eight years, she worked hard to recover from
the effects of her stroke and went on to author the New York Times bestselling
book – “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal
Journey”, detailing her experience. She was also selected as one of TIME
Magazine’s Most Influential People in the World for 2008 and was a premiere
guest on Oprah’s Soul Series webcast and a special guest on the Oprah
Show in October 2008.
McGehee will
soon meet Dr. Taylor in person where she will be the featured speaker.
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here to learn more
04.15.10
- Northern Colorado Rehabilitation
Hospital Educates Community on Their Right to Choose
Northern
Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital (NCRH) has launched a media campaign
to educate the community on their right to choose a rehabilitation
provider. You have a choice to choose NCRH for rehabilitative care
by passionate patient caregivers.
The campaign rolled out in Johnstown, Loveland,
Ft. Collins, Greeley and Longmont with a focus
on public relations and advertising via newspaper,
Internet, TV
and geographically targeted radio. The campaign, which targets patients requiring
specialized rehabilitative care, features the tagline "You Have a Choice.”
As the only freestanding acute rehabilitation hospital serving northern Colorado,
Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital's (NCRH) state-of-the-art facility
specializes in the care of patients with stroke, trauma, spinal cord injury,
head injury and other disabling impairments. For the fourth consecutive year,
Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital has been ranked in the Top 10% of 805
inpatient rehabilitation facilities by the UDSMR. Northern Colorado Rehabilitation
Hospital was cited for care that is effective, efficient, timely and patient-centered.
The campaign will run through June 2010.
Click Here To Listen to NCRH Radio Spot
As Heard on KUAD 99.1 “K99 - Colorado’s Best Country” and KOA-AM,
850 News Radio
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4.1.10 – A
devoted staff of ‘angels’
The Advanced Care Hospital providing quality patient care
By Natisha Hales, The Las Cruces Bulletin
Though
the medical facility is just in its second year of serving
the region, the Advanced Care Hospital of Southern New Mexico
already has hundreds of success stories to share. Serving patients
in the area who suffer from injuries that require long-term,
round-the-clock acute care for an average of 25 days, the medical
facility is quickly gaining a reputation for quality care – and
its patients are providing the testimony to support it.
A rare occasion
He was told that he wouldn’t survive, but
67-year-old Las Crucen Wayne Wagner has lived to tell his
story.
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3.18.10
GRRH celebrates Brain Injury Month
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Brain Injury Support Group |
Greenwood
Regional Rehabilitation Hospital hosted a dinner for the
Brain Injury Support Group on March 18, 2010. This is a newly
formed support group which meets the third Thursday of each
month. The Brain Matters group is designed for individuals
who have sustained a brain injury. The brain injury individuals
and their families are encouraged to attend the meetings
for discussion, encouragement, support, information and friendship.
Pertinent information and topics are presented at these meetings. Tina Paysinger,
DPT, Director of Therapy Operations at Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
is scheduled to speak at Brain Matters regarding the use of Bioness, and Neuro
IFRAH techniques for improving the functional status after injury. The public
is invited to attend.
The next meeting is scheduled for April 15, 2010 at 6 p.m. The Brain Injury
Support Group meets at the Burton Center located at 2605 Hwy 72/221E, Greenwood,
South Carolina. For more information, please contact Kristy Lawson at 942-7124,
or email klawson@burtoncenter.org.
3.1.10
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation
Hospital Trained Neuro IFRAH Therapists
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Laurie
Pettit and Scott Gams with a GRRH patient
using Neuro IFRAH to initiate first time movement
in a hemiplegic arm |
Greg
Farmer, OTR, MS, and Laurie Pettit, PT, both employees of
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital (GRRH), recently
received their certification in the Neuro IFRAH approach
for the handling of adults with hemiplegic from a stroke
or brain injury. The Neuro IFRAH approach is a philosophy
of handling patients to facilitate normal movement in the
patient’s affected limbs and send feedback to their
central nervous system on how to restore that movement in
functional activities. Excess tone is inhibited and proper
muscle alignment and handling allows for the normal movement
to begin.
This approach integrates bodies of knowledge from all therapy disciplines,
treats all systems of the person, and incorporates the variables of the patient’s
past, their roles, their environment, and their current abilities. GRRH fully
expects the Neuro IFRAH approach to be a valuable asset because of the benefits
it brings to the neuro population.
For more information, please call (864) 330-1800, or visit our hospital at
1530 Parkway, Greenwood, South Carolina.
2.20.10
- Mountain
Valley Teams Up with Salvation
Army!
Jen
Roel, Chief Executive Officer
In
February, MVRRH teamed up
with the Salvation Army to
raise money for the Haitian
Earthquake Relief effort.
I am pleased to announce
that staff and visitors have
donated a total of $1,050.68
with the hospital matching
the money with a check to
the Salvation Army in the
amount of $1,100.00. Major
Kyle Trimmer stopped by the
hospital and requested a
photo of MVRRH staff which
will be placed in an upcoming
issue of The Salvation Army’s
newsletter with a brief article
about our employees and MVRRH’s
generosity. Thank you!
2.20.10
- MVRRH
- Prescott Valley Teen On
the Mend After Miracle Recovery
by
Doug Cook, The Daily Courier
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Physical
Therapist Patty Akovenko
works with David Miller
on his coordination
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Pathologist Annette Guidry works with
David Miller
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In
the seconds before everything faded to black, David Miller knew
he was on a collision course. And although he avoided it, it's
what happened next that forever changed this once reserved Prescott
Valley teen's life.
About a month ago, on the way back from a movie the night of January 15 in PV,
he was driving east through Dewey-Humboldt on Highway 69 toward Mayer with his
girlfriend and a male acquaintance when he swerved to avoid hitting a dining
room chair standing mysteriously in the fast lane.
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learn
more.
2.05.10
"Race for the Children" 5k
Race Scheduled for March
Stacie
Smith, Coordinator for the Guardian ad Litem program of Greenwood
and Abbeville counties, announced that its
foundation, A Voice for the Children Foundation, will sponsor
an inaugural 5 Kilometer “Race for the Children” on
Saturday, March 6 at the Greenwood YMCA, 1760 Calhoun Road.
The race, to benefit children in foster care in the two counties,
begins at 8:00 A. M., and is sponsored by the Greenwood Regional
Rehabilitation Hospital. Smith credits Richenda Brown with
the
idea for organizing the race.
"Richenda has taken a great deal of interest in our program since learning
about foster care kids. She understands that, in order for these children to
have a more normal life, funding provided by the state must be supplemented,” said
Smith.
The Greenwood Rehab Hospital gave a donation of $1,000 and is the primary sponsor
for the event. They have a forty six bed acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
GRRH provides the recovery of individuals who have functional deficits resulting
from injury or illness, as well as those with chronic or complex medical conditions.
"We like to give back to the community,” said Sharon Martin, Director
of Marketing and Business Development for the Greenwood Rehab Hospital. “We
have employees that are part of seven different counties so we like to participate
in community events.”
The race features events for entrants 14 and under, all the way to 70 and over.
Each category includes runners in five-year age spans. Awards will be given to
the overall top male and female runners, as well as the top male and top female
runner in each age group. The course is an asphalt road, mostly flat. The regular
entry fee of $20 includes a t-shirt for each runner. A late registration fee
of $25 will be collected after February 28; t-shirts are not guaranteed for late
registrations.
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I hope everyone who loves running will turn out, take part, and have fun, knowing
they are helping needy children, too,” Brown smiled. “Everyone
is welcome---walkers, as well as runners--and we’ll all lace up and
go, rain or shine!”
Runners may register by going online at www.active.com/running/greenwood-sc/race-for-the-children-2010and
completing registration electronically or printout the registration form from
the www.childvoice.weebly.com,
complete it, and send it with check made out to A Voice for the Children 5K.
Mail it to Richenda Brown at P. O. Box 1454, Greenwood, SC 29648.
01.29.2010
Laredo Donates Money to Haiti
By: Francisco Diaz, Laredo Sun
A little more than three thousand dollars were donated by local organizations
yesterday for earthquake victims in Haiti.
"We are very pleased with the response from the community in providing assistance
to thousands of people who require our assistance in Haiti, we invite people
to continue helping", Mayor Raul Salinas said.
Yesterday, the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Laredo Specialty Hospital,
American Red Cross and the Salvation Army gave a donation of 3 thousand 350 dollars.
"This will directly help the victims of this tragedy, and hopefully they
will receive more support from laredoanses", the mayor mentioned. People
who wish to contribute voluntarily to this worthy cause can go to any branch
of the International Bank of Commerce for their contributions.
The account number for any further donations is 211-696-781 and donations are
tax deductible. The money raised in various activities such as the concert by
the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra was released to the American Red Cross, the
Doctors Without Borders and Habitat for Humanity organization.
1.22.2010
A
Good Year for Health Care in Southern New Mexico
Area medical facilities focus on high-quality care
By
Natisha Hales, Las Cruces Bulletin, 2010 Legislative Guide
It has been an interesting year for almost every industry throughout the United
States, especially health care. Controversy has swirled around health care reform
and the recession, leaving much uncertainty in the field.
But one thing’s for sure in the Mesilla Valley – Las Cruces remains
the health care hub for southern New Mexico, and each of its facilities have
maintained quality care for Las Cruces and its surrounding areas. This year,
despite budgetary shortfalls and new regulations, some medical centers have been
able to expand to meet their goals of quality patient care. Click
here to read full article.
12.04.09
The South Carolina Committee
for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Select Greenwood
Regional Rehabilitation Hospital to receive the “Above
and Beyond Award”
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Pictured
left to right: Mr. John Green Chair,
SC ESGR Committee, Laura Granger, James Rebholz,
National Chairman, ESGR. |
Staff
Sergeant Mathew C. Scruggs, a registered nurse at Greenwood
Regional Rehabilitation Hospital (GRRH), nominated GRRH. Sergeant
Scruggs is currently on active duty and stationed in Iraq.
This award recognizes those employers at the state and local
level who have gone above and beyond the legal requirements
for granting leave and providing support for military duty
by their Guard and Reserve employees. The award is given to
only a select few out of thousands of employers throughout
the state and is presented annually by the South Carolina Committee
for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).
Laura Granger, Director of Human Resources at Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation
Hospital, attended the 2010 Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve annual
awards banquet on Friday, December 4th, in Myrtle Beach to accept the award
on behalf of Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital. This annual event
recognized fifteen employers.
11.26.09 - For
her, this Thanksgiving is special: Constance Parrish
has recaptured her life following Lewiston motorcycle
wreck that put her into a coma
Brad W. Gary, The Lewiston Morning Tribune, Idaho
On
this Thanksgiving morning, Constance (Coni) Parrish is grateful
to the rescuers. Critically
injured in a motorcycle accident 15 months ago, Parrish spent seven
weeks in a coma before beginning a road to recovery that will continue
through this holiday season.
"I want to thank everybody; I'm so thankful for my life," said Parrish,
who joyously credits physical therapy for helping her walk again.
Parrish, 38, suffered a head injury and broke her jaw in 13 places Aug. 7, 2008,
after the front tire of the motorcycle she was riding struck the back tire of
another on Lewiston's 11th Avenue.
Nobody could tell how she would recover during the ensuing weeks at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, her husband Kelly Parrish said. She couldn't walk when
she awoke, and still doesn't remember much about the accident. She does remember
months of being envious of the nurses and doctors walking by her room at St.
Luke's Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane.
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11.19.09 - Durable Medical Equipment: Getting the Right Device
Finding the right mobility device requires thinking carefully,
using experts, and, sometimes, taking political action.
by Amy Meisner-Threet, MSW
Elizabeth Bullard, OTR, has worked with hundreds of patients,
including many who have lost mobility due to multiple
sclerosis (MS) She has seen many patients injured unnecessarily. “Mobility
loss is a major and significant treatment challenge for thousands
of people of people living with MS,” states Bullard
an occupation therapist (OT) and Director of Case Management
Northern
Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital in Johnstown, Colorado.
A 2008 Harris Interactive survey of more than 1,000 MS
patients found that 37% were embarrassed to use a mobility
device,
36% said they didn’t use mobility devices as often
as they should. The findings were troubling in light
of the numbers
of people with MS who experience mobility problems: 64%
of respondents
reported that they had lost their balance, 54% that they
had trouble walking, 35% that they were unable to walk,
13% stating
that they only walked about twice a week.
Safety Checklist
To address these problems, Bullard has developed a safety guide
checklist for people to use before working with their specialists
to choose a suitable mobility devices:
Click
here to read full article.
11.06.09
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation
Hospital’s Donation Ensures No Child Will Be Empty-Handed
This Holiday Season
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The
season of joy, warmth, sparkling lights, laughter and family
is upon us. This year, with an increase in economic depression,
there are many families who would not be celebrating without
the help from others. At Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation
Hospital, we recognize and respond to the community needs.
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital is one of fourteen
hospitals owned by Ernest Health. Ernest Health has a charitable
intent to support the Salvation Army in the markets where
it has an operational presence. The Company is named in honor
of Major Ernest Robert Toplis, who spent his lifetime helping
those in need as an officer in the Salvation Army.
On November 6, 2009, Major Dieter Zimmerer accepted a donation of $2,130 from
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital and Ernest Health. Major Zimmerer
estimated the Salvation Army will be providing clothing and toys for fifteen
hundred children in our area. He stated the need will be approximately five
thousand items.Some of the angels on the Angel Trees do not get chosen and
the funds donated will help supplement gifts so no child will have to be empty
handed. Major Zimmerer stressed thatSalvation Army needs the support of the
community, and together we can provide a good
Christmas for the children of our community. Click
here to learn more.
10.29.09
Patient Utilizes Bioness® Therapy
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Baldridge's
Bioness Therapy
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At
86 years old, Mrs. Edith Baldridge had been living alone
and was independent. On October 5 she suffered a stroke that
affected her right upper and lower extremities. Upon arrival
at Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital four days later,
Mrs. Baldridge required two people to lift and transfer her
from her bed to a chair. She could not close her hand or
grasp an object. She was unable to ambulate.
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, known for its state-of-the-art
facility, utilized the advanced Bioness® NESS H200 and NESS L300 devices
to provide functional and therapeutic benefits to aid in Mrs. Baldridge’s
therapy. Click
here to learn more.
10.23.09
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation
Hospital (GRRH) celebrated National Rehabilitation Week, September
21 through September 25.
The week is designed to promote the value of rehabilitation;
to highlight the capabilities of people with disabilities;
to salute the professionals who provide
service to people with disabilities; and to show the nation’s commitment
to fulfill the unmet needs of people with disabilities.
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital is the only in-patient rehabilitation
hospital in the Lakelands region, which offers rehabilitation services for
patients who suffered functional deficits as the result of injury or illness. “Since
our opening in October 2007, we have helped countless patients regain independence
and a renewed sense of self-sufficiency,” said Tim Kagle, Chief Executive
Officer. Click
here to learn more.
10.23.09
Halo Patient Continues Independence
One Year Later
 
Ms. Burnett, a 68 year old widowed female who lives alone, was diagnosed with
a C-2 fracture in August 2008 as a result of an auto accident. Ms. Burnett had
a halo, weighing approximately 25 pounds, which caused balance issues as well
as anxiety.
When admitted to Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital (GRRH), she was dependent
and needed assistance for eating, transfers and walking. Additionally, she required
maximal assistance for dressing. In the acute hospital, both friends and case
management thought a nursing home setting would be the most appropriate, but
she chose GRRH and was prepared to work hard at her goal to return home. Click
here to learn more.
10.6.09
- Teen, family fight mysterious
illness with humor
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Jessie
Jerke, 19, left, of La Salle works to pick up a playing
card with her physical therapist, Katie Castleberry,
on Thursday afternoon at Northern Colorado Rehabilitation
Hospital in Loveland. Jerke suffers from an undiagnosed
illness that affects her speech and motor skills and
is making her eyes cross. The therapy is to help keep
her muscles active.
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"My
mind is pretty sharp but this body is on loan."
That's the kind of thoughtful statement you would expect from Jessie Jerke,
before her ability to express it was robbed from her by an unknown thief.
Because of that illness, unless you spent an hour or two with Jessie, 19, you
might not see that girl. Her parents, Bill and Jeannie, still see her, and
her friends still see her, and her boyfriend, Matt Kniss, a senior at University
High, sees her, which is why he stays by her side when many others may have
already left.
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