Edward's Success Story
Edward was admitted to HCA Florida South Tampa after suffering a hip fracture from a fall that required surgical intervention. Post-operatively he suffered respiratory failure requiring intubation and a stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Upon extubation he continued to have difficulty swallowing, needing a feeding tube, he was confused requiring soft restraints and needing close neuro monitoring and rehabilitation.
Edward was admitted to Kindred Hospital Bay Area Tampa on Jun 21st. Right away, the interdisciplinary teams at Kindred developed a care plan for Edward to meet his goals of regaining his independence. As his neuro status improved, he was able to participate in therapy and advanced his diet, no longer requiring supplemental nutrition through a feeding tube after working with the speech therapist. He worked hard with physical and occupational therapy and was able to progress from requiring 50% assistance with bed mobility and self-care to independently performing all his self-care tasks and ambulating more than 250 feet with a rolling walker. Edward’s determination helped his care teams support him to meet his goal of discharging to an assisted living facility on July 19th. He is a great Kindred Success Story!
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.