Carrie experienced a stroke that landed her in the hospital where she was diagnosed with a mass on her heart and developed sepsis. After having heart surgery, she was required a ventilator and ECMO. Several weeks later, she was transferred to Kindred Hospital for physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Making remarkable strides, Carrie was able to discharge to Kindred's Acute Rehabilitation Unit for continued recovery before heading home.

Following a serious motorcycle accident, Brent was diagnosed with several injuries including a traumatic brain injury. After many months in the hospital, he was transferred to Kindred Hospital for comprehensive rehabilitation. With the help of physical, occupational, and speech therapy, Brent regain his mobility, strength, fine motor skills, communication, and cognitive skills.

"I’ve been given my life back!" Michael was diagnosed with necrotizing pneumonia requiring the removal of part of his lung. At Kindred, he strengthened his lung capacity, weaned from the ventilator, and regained mobility before transferring home.

Deborah lived with stage 3 chronic kidney disease along with several other conditions. After a procedure to treat kidney stones, she suffered shortness of breath requiring oxygen support. She was transferred to Kindred Hospital Houston Northwest where she worked with her respiratory, physical, and occupational therapists to recover.

Andrew lived with blindness in both eyes, a leg amputation, diabetes, and high blood pressure before experiencing a stroke that left him bedbound. After developing an infection on his lower back, he was transferred to Kindred Hospital for physical and occupational therapy. Andrew regained many of his daily skills and discharged to an acute rehabilitation center to continue his journey.

After experiencing a stroke, Larry required multiple surgeries. He suffered several complications and ended up needing ventilator support. He was transferred to Kindred Hospital where he was weaned from the ventilator and regained his independence before discharging to a lower level of care.

"I will always remember how much the nursing staff did for me and rehab for getting me out of bed." With a diagnosis of cellulitis and respiratory failure, Margaret was transferred to Kindred Hospital for ventilator weaning. She made excellent progress and was discharged to a skilled nursing facility.

"All staff were very caring and attentive. They made me feel like their family." Ricky was treated at Kindred Hospital La Mirada for respiratory therapy. After weaning from the ventilator and regaining mobility, Ricky was discharged home.

Shannon came to Kindred Hospital with several serious wounds, including an unstable sacrum wound, a surgical wound, and a fungal rash. While her wounds healed quickly, she still required breathing support and a feeding tube. With speech, physical, and occupational therapy, Shannon began to speak, swallow and walk on her own again, recovering enough to discharge home.

Charlotte came to Kindred Hospital East New Jersey with a feeding tube, tracheostomy, and a vascular wound. Our wound are team addressed her injury while our speech therapy team helped her swallow independently. Ventilator weaning was challenging, particularly on dialysis days, but she was finally able to breathe independently again before discharging.