Isiah went to a hospital after a severe motorcycle accident that resulted in multiple traumatic injuries. The spinal cord injury led to paralysis of the lower half of the body. He required emergency surgical intervention and intensive medical management. He required intubation and mechanical ventilation, bronchoscopy, tracheostomy placement, and blood transfusions. Complications during his acute care stay included pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, infections, and complex wound healing needs. His many complications led to a transfer to Kindred Hospitals. Read more about his recovery here.

Christian was admitted to Kindred Hospital East New Jersey in an overall fragile medical status with a complex medical history. He was on full ventilator support and arrived with four pressure wounds. He had vital signs that were unstable, and there were many days when he couldn’t participate in physical, occupational, or speech therapy. Read more of his story here.

In January, Ida was hospitalized with aspiration pneumonia, discharged home, but then re-admitted 10 days later with further pneumonia complications. She was progressively getting weaker and needed a feeding tube placed for nutrition. Ida had several complications, including recurring sepsis, bradycardia (abnormally low heart rate), and delirium. In February, Ida was admitted to Kindred Hospital Melbourne, where she continued to have difficulty with her airway and ongoing infections. She was sent back to a short-term acute care hospital for another trach revision and readmitted to Kindred three days later, in the CCU on mechanical ventilation. Read more of here story here.

Karen, a vibrant fifth-grade teacher who inspires her students in math, science, and Spanish, is known for her love of learning and playful energy - which often has her playing ball with her students. Outside of school, she is a devoted wife, loving mother to one daughter, and an active member of her community. Karen experienced severe abdominal pain and went to a hospital where doctors discovered a large obstruction caused by a sigmoid tumor. She underwent surgery and was transferred to the ICU, where she required ventilator support and faced multiple medical complications. Read her story of recovery here.

Lester was first admitted to an acute care hospital with sepsis and acute hypoxemic hypercapnic respiratory failure, along with a Staphylococcus epidermidis infection. His condition required intubation, and he was later transferred to Kindred Hospital Albuquerque for ventilator management, tracheostomy care, IV antibiotics, and hemodialysis. Read more of his story here.

Shannon, a mother with a history of diabetes and heart problems, recently went to the emergency room with shortness of breath and an unusually fast heartbeat. Doctors discovered that she had a large blood clot in her lungs that likely developed after recent airline travel. The clot made it hard for her to breathe and damaged her lung. Her condition worsened, and she had to be placed on a ventilator and given a tracheostomy. She also developed an infection and low blood pressure, which required medications. She was also heavily sedated to keep her comfortable. Read more of her story here.

Alisha went to a hospital with nausea and vomiting. Sepsis concerns arose due to an ischemic esophagus, a rare, life-threatening condition where the esophagus suffers from severely reduced blood flow. Her condition deteriorated due to acute respiratory failure and severe pneumonia. She required intubation and mechanical ventilation, a vasopressive drip to maintain her blood pressure, and IV antibiotics to treat the pneumonia. Read more about how Kindred Hospital helped her recover.

Adam had experienced cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated. He suffered from life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis and multiple other concerns, including recurring seizures, acute hypoxic respiratory failure, septic shock, aspiration pneumonia, and acute kidney injury. His family was told to “say goodbye” and that he had about a 5% chance of survival. Adam underwent tracheostomy and feeding-tube placement before being transferred to Kindred Hospital Bay Area – St. Petersburg for continuation of care. Learn more about his recovery here.

Betty fell at home and was left with injuries that required serious surgery. Due to multiple complications during her hospital stay, she required assistance for all aspects of self-care and mobility. She was transferred to Kindred Hospital and her team helped her recover for discharge. Read more of her success story here.

Rigoberto, a former military Reservist who loves to play Pokémon GO and spend time with his dog, came to Kindred Hospital – New Jersey Morris County after three days of abdominal pain and diarrhea. He also had a chronic left foot wound. Upon admission, Rigoberto needed maximum assistance for bed mobility and edge-of-bed sitting. He was dependent for all activities of daily living (ADLs). Rigoberto had a very large, deep diabetic heel wound and a trauma wound above his foot. Read more about his recovery here.