Abdul's Success Story
"Abdul is looking forward to finally going home with his wife.”
- Abdul
From Kindred Hospital Philadelphia - Havertown
Abdul was admitted to Kindred Acute Rehab in Havertown in May after a complex hospital course beginning in early March. Before arriving at our Acute Rehab facility, Abdul was admitted to the previous hospital after a cardiac event requiring surgery. This resulted in him needing a tracheostomy (trach) placed for ventilatory support due to hypoxia. Abdul also required a feeding tube placed for his nutritional needs.
After he was stabilized at the hospital, Abdul was transferred to the Kindred Hospital Philadelphia in Northeast Philadelphia where he was weaned off the ventilator and his trach was removed. He was then transferred to Kindred Havertown Acute Rehab to receive additional therapy.
When first admitted, Abdul required the maximum assistance of two staff members for all activities. When he was discharged approximately 12 days later, he ambulated with a walker for short to moderate distances. He was also able to perform activities of daily living with minimal assistance from staff and made excellent progress on speech, language and cognitive goals. He made such great progress with therapy that he was discharged home with his wife. Congratulations to Abdul for all his accomplishments throughout his recovery process.
Care for Complex Conditions
Patients come to our hospitals with serious conditions such as respiratory failure, complex wounds, sepsis, stroke, congestive heart failure, or even a combination of these. Their diagnoses are often complicated by existing health problems like diabetes or COPD. Many of our patients require treatments such as mechanical ventilators, dialysis, or IV therapy.