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• The National Stroke Association wants everyone to be “Stroke Smart” by… o Reducing Stroke Risk o Recognizing Stroke Symptoms o Responding quickly by calling 911 at the first sign…

There is always something happening at the Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation! Just in this past year we funded the building of a “Smart Apartment” on the hospital campus. This amazing…

Helen Hayes Hospital recently participated in the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, (AAPM&R) annual Assembly at the Gaylord National Convention Center…

Many people, perhaps most, have questions about health matters. Libraries—hospital, public and otherwise—often get calls asking for health information, and where to find it. To help with questions like these,…

A Valentine’s Day Primer…Making Sense of the New Cholesterol Guidelines The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology recently released new guidelines about treatment with cholesterol lowering medications to…

For you faithful readers of the Helen Hayes Hospital blog and for newer readers as well, let me begin by wishing you and your loved one’s a happy, safe and…

On November 1, 2013, The Transitional Rehabilitation Center at Helen Hayes Hospital celebrated twelve years of serving the brain injury community. The Center’s Structured Day Program serves the community of…

Myofascial mobilization is as old as human history itself. The current schools of myofascial manipulation are influenced not only by the most current evidenced based science, but what has been…

Aquatic Therapy offered in our 92-94 degree therapeutic pool offers many advantages and benefits to individuals recovering from all phases of injury or illness. The scope of patient diagnoses treated…

The case managers at Helen Hayes Hospital are here to help patients and their family members from the time of admission through discharge. Every inpatient at Helen Hayes Hospital is…