Desirae's Success Story
Desirae was hospitalized with severe complication including sepsis, respiratory failure, and kidney injury, requiring intensive care and ventilator support. After being transferred to Kindred Hospital, she began to breathe and move independently once again.
Desirae was admitted to a local hospital with a fever and abdominal pain. After experiencing a seizure, she required intubation. She was diagnosed with acute respiratory failure, acute sepsis, and an acute chronic kidney injury. She spent multiple days in the intensive care unit, requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, and antibiotic therapy. Due to her condition, she experienced significant weakness and was deconditioned far from her baseline independence. The decision was made to transfer her to Kindred Hospital Bay Area - St. Petersburg for continued care and rehabilitation.
When Desirae was first admitted to Kindred, she still needed ICU-level care and required ventilator support, an insulin drip, vasopressors, and hemodialysis. She was unable to move independently and had a feeding tube for nutrition. Kindred’s multidisciplinary team put a plan in place right away. With the help of the respiratory therapy team, she was liberated from the ventilator and decannulated. The physical and occupational therapy teams helped Desirae regain her physical independence, and with the support of the speech-language pathologist, she regained her ability to eat a regular diet. After making significant progress, she was able to discharge home.