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Stay Healthy this Holiday Season – Lifestyle Tips to Combat Stress
November 18, 2015We are all faced with stress at some point in our life. Stress can be related to work, finance, social and family issues or simply feeling there is not enough…
Read MoreBenefits of Inpatient Rehab Following Joint Replacement Surgery
November 9, 2015Why Inpatient Rehabilitation after a total hip or knee replacement verses just going home from the acute care hospital? This seems to be a question that comes up within the…
Read MorePreventing Health-care Associated Infections
October 19, 2015People can get infections in hospitals and other healthcare settings while being treated for another condition. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a threat to patient safety. Patients have an important role…
Read MoreHomeward Bound After a Brain Injury: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective
October 7, 2015Mike is going home today. I remember the day I met Mike, as he lay quietly in bed, attired in his hospital gown. He really didn’t say much. I thought…
Read MoreCelebrating Competition Among All Abilities: shining a light on the upcoming Classic Race
September 30, 2015It has been only a short 63 years since the world’s first international competition for athletes in wheelchairs was held in Aylesbury, England. In 1952, less than a decade after…
Read MoreGEARING UP FOR ICD-10
September 9, 2015New Codes Tell Patient Stories A good storyteller understands that it’s all in the details. It is the details that convey the essence of the story. In the world of…
Read MoreRehabilitation Services: ensuring good outcomes, real value & patient-centric care within new delivery models of care
August 26, 2015It’s an exciting time to be the new Chief Medical Officer of a rehabilitation hospital. Healthcare payment and delivery reform is accelerating and the role of rehabilitation within new delivery…
Read MoreAortic Stenosis & Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
August 7, 2015A healthy heart beats roughly 100,000 times a day and pumps about five quarts of blood each minute, or 75 gallons every hour. Its job is to supply the body…
Read MoreSubAcute Rehabilitation: An alternative to Intense Rehab
July 6, 2015The SubAcute Rehabilitation unit at Helen HayesHospital offers an array of services to patients in need of short- term rehabilitation care before returning home. It offers a less intense level…
Read MoreWhat is a Rehabilitation Nurse?
July 1, 2015I get asked this question fairly often. My name is Jacqueline Brigandi and I am the Staff Development Coordinator at Helen Hayes Hospital and a Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, CRRN…
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