Edna's Recovery from Acute Respiratory Failure
When Edna arrived at Kindred Hospital, she needed a long-term acute care hospital to provide oxygen weaning, ABG monitoring, lab monitoring, telemetry for hypertension and heart failure, tube feeding, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. After working with her interdisciplinary care team, she was able to discharge to an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.
A Patient Success Story from Kindred Hospital St. Louis South
Edna went to a hospital with acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure with worsening shortness of breath, hypoxia, and significant weight gain after running out of her home oxygen supply.
To support her recovery, Edna needed a long-term acute care hospital to provide oxygen weaning, ABG monitoring, lab monitoring, telemetry for hypertension and heart failure, tube feeding, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
She was sent to Kindred Hospital St. Louis South, which provides specialized long-term acute care and rehabilitation for patients with complex medical conditions.
By working with Kindred’s physical and occupational therapy teams, Edna’s mobility improved. Soon, she was able to perform bed mobility with contact-guard assistance (a caregiver lightly touching her to provide support while she moved), walk more than 50 feet with a rolling walker with minimal assistance, perform toileting and hygiene with a caregiver standing close by to assist, and perform upper-body activities of daily living with setup assistance.
With hard work and the support of her care team, Edna was able to be discharged from Kindred St. Louis South, and she transferred to an acute inpatient rehabilitation facility to continue her recovery.
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