Posts Tagged ‘Helen Hayes Hospital’
Preventing 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…
Read MoreOutcomes in a Post-Acute Care Setting – Looking at the data can help you decide the most appropriate facility for rehab care
June 10, 2015How can I determine where my loved one or I should receive physical rehabilitation? What are outcomes and why are they so important in a post-acute care setting? You may…
Read MoreBringing “The Gym” into Rehabilitation – Strength-training and cardiovascular benefits of therapy ropes
June 9, 2015When most patients are utilizing a wheelchair for mobility, their typical “cardio” exercises are limited to hand bikes or hand weights. Strengthening interventions for the upper body include those same…
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