Faith M's Success Story
"Thank you for all that you did!”
- Faith
Faith was initially admitted to Kindred Hospital Las Vegas - Flamingo after an acute care hospital stay due to an underlying history of aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation secondary to endocarditis. Her initial stay was complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis due to pneumonia, and an expanding pneumothorax that necessitated a transfer back to the acute care hospital.
Faith returned to Kindred for ventilator weaning and medical management. During this stay, Faith was seen and treated by our interdisciplinary team including Infectious Disease, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Neurology, and Nephrology. In addition, Faith was treated by our interdisciplinary clinical team of Nursing, Rehab Services, Respiratory Care, Nutrition and Infectious Disease Practitioners.
Over several months, Faith had her tracheostomy tube removed and is currently on a low-level oxygen supplement. Due to her condition at the time of her admission, Faith was not able to participate in rehab therapy, however, Faith is currently participating in therapy, with stair climbing and can walk 250 feet. Faith will be discharged home to complete her recovery journey.
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.