Cardiac Care

When Gary arrived at Kindred Hospital, he required mechanical ventilation and feeding tubes. After working with his interdisciplinary care team, he was able to discharge to home with home health. Read more of his recovery story here.

When Christopher arrived at Kindred Hospital, he required mechanical ventilation. After working with his interdisciplinary care team, he was able to discharge to an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility. Read more of his story here.

Gary suffered a heart attack and kidney failure, accompanied by cardiogenic shock and septic shock. During his stay at Kindred Chattanooga, Gary was able to be weaned off of the ventilator. With speech therapy, Gary went from a nothing-by-mouth diet to a pureed/mildy-thick diet. Additionally, Gary was able to stand with an EVA walker and transitioned from passive range of motion to active range of motion on all limbs.

When Dominic arrived at Kindred Hospital New Jersey – Morris County, he was already exhausted from a long and complicated medical battle. What began as flu A and pneumonia at Pocono Medical Center quickly escalated. After a brief discharge home, he returned within a week in severe respiratory distress. Dominic’s condition deteriorated into atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, congestive heart failure, recurrent pneumonia, and worsening hypoxia requiring high flow oxygen and steroid therapy. By the time he transferred to Kindred, he was facing acute hypoxic respiratory failure on top of chronic lung disease. Before this illness, Dominic lived independently on 6 liters of oxygen; now, even minimal movement left him breathless.

Not all long-term acute care hospitals are capable of managing the unique needs of a patient who relies on a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) to keep his heart pumping blood effectively. But Kindred Hospital North Florida is equipped to do so, and Kindred’s team was there to help 72-year-old Thomas recover from a serious health scare. Read more about his story here.

Arthur experienced complications related to a cardiac intervention. He required a ventilator and was transferred to Kindred for weaning. His recovery was interrupted by a stroke, but he continued to progress and was able to advance to Kindred's acute rehabilitation unit.

After undergoing triple bypass surgery for his heart, David developed pneumonia and COVID-19. He was transferred to Kindred Hospital with a tracheostomy tube, ventilator, and feeding tube. At Kindred, David's care team got to work liberating him from the ventilator, and helping him move and eat on his own again. Within a week, he was up and moving around and was soo discharged home.

“I would not be where I am today if it weren’t for the great team at Kindred.” After a complicated colostomy, Renee went into cardiac arrest and needed a ventilator to help her breathe. She was transferred to Kindred Hospital Northland where she was liberated from the ventilator and regained her mobility.

After undergoing multiple heart surgeries, Lothar came to Kindred Hospital Santa Ana for ventilator weaning, wound care, and dialysis. With the help of his multidisciplinary team, Lothar recovered and regained his independence.

Frank was admitted to a local hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He started to experience increased shortness of breath and had to be placed on a ventilator. He was later diagnosed with diabetes and congestive heart failure. A medical decision was made to transfer Frank to Kindred Hospital San Antonio Central for advanced medical care, which included ventilator weaning, rehabilitation, and speech therapy once he was removed from the ventilator. Prior to his admission, the interdisciplinary team crafted a care plan based upon Frank’s medical condition, with the primary goal of liberating him from the ventilator as this would drastically improve his overall recovery, followed by extensive rehab. Through focused therapy, Frank was able to improve his fine motor skills, coordination, and overall functional capacity. With success over success, Frank was able to discharge home.