Beverly's Story of Recovery from a Collapsed Lung
When Beverly arrived at Kindred Hospital, she required specialized care for her series of complex conditions. After working with her interdisciplinary care team, she was able to discharge to home.
A Patient Success Story from Kindred Hospital East New Jersey
Beverly was admitted to a short-term acute care hospital for hypercapnic hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation and left-sided pneumonia and atelectasis (collapsed lung).
Dependent on full ventilator support, Beverly was transferred to Kindred Hospital East New Jersey for respiratory care and specialized rehabilitation. The goal was to get her back home on a trach collar to support her chronic breathing challenges, but she was very weak and deconditioned, requiring maximum assistance to stand and transfer out of bed to a chair.
With the staff’s support and encouragement, Beverly completed 72 hours on the trach collar at Kindred. Homecare education started, and Beverly was outstanding in her efforts to learn and do return demonstrations on all her respiratory care. In addition, she received physical and occupational therapy and regained endurance and strength. She advanced to the point of walking 250 feet with a walker and climbing 12 stairs up and down.
Beverly was discharged from Kindred and succeeded in returning to the comfort of her home.
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