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Our New Year’s Resolution: sharing our expertise
January 10, 2013Like just about everyone else, we are starting off the New Year with a few hospital-wide resolutions. And like just about all resolutions- they are designed to enhance our overall…
Read MoreA Focus on Staying Strong in 2013
January 4, 2013Yogi Berra once said, “ Half of hitting is 90% mental.” That same twisted logic applies to getting the most out of recovery. Before a person moves a muscle, the…
Read MoreA Patient’s Perspective
December 12, 2012Here’s wishing everyone connected with Helen Hayes Hospital a happy holiday season. For the last year and a half, I have relied on the staff at Helen Hayes to help…
Read MoreStretch Reflexes with Special Guest Jacob Buus Anderson
October 8, 2012Jacob Buus Anderson, Biomedical Engineer and Associate Research Professor at the University of Aalborg, has established himself working with multiple sclerosis patients utilizing his groundbreaking invention: the portable stretch reflex…
Read MoreCardiac Rehabilitation Saves Lives!
October 1, 2012Multiple studies have now shown that people who participate in cardiac rehabilitation programs are less likely to die than those who do not, even up to five or six years…
Read MoreHomeward Bound After Joint Replacemnt Surgery
September 18, 2012The hospital’s Inpatient Orthopedic Rehabilitation Service recently started a new therapy program to to ease the transition home for patients who are about to be discharged. The initiative is entitled…
Read MoreDennis decides his own fate
June 28, 2012The term ‘neuroscience research’ conjures up images of very serious people in lab coats and goggles, beakers and test tubes, and maybe a rat maze or two, in a cold,…
Read MoreOutstanding Care…Outstanding Scores
June 7, 2012It is with tremendous pride and pleasure that I can today report that Helen Hayes Hospital ranks in the top 1% in overall Patient Satisfaction among rehabilitation facilities nationwide. Press…
Read MoreA Safe Ride
April 26, 2012Rehabilitation is all about independence – regaining the ability to live your life on your own terms. For many people – driving fits prominently into this picture. At HHH, we…
Read MoreSee you at the EXPO!
April 11, 2012On Saturday, April 21, we will be hosting our very first Adapted Sports, Rec & Living EXPO right here at Helen Hayes Hospital. I am excited to let everyone know…
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