Ms. Kane: Regaining a Full Life
Ms. Kane came to Kindred
Hospital Boston from her residence at a skilled nursing center, via a stay at a short-term acute care hospital. Ms. Kane, who enjoys
Bingo, dining with other residents and socializing after meals, was admitted to
a short-term acute care hospital with confusion, weakness, chills and nausea. Once
admitted Ms. Kane developed respiratory failure requiring mechanical
ventilation and a tracheostomy.Ms. Kane’s condition was
complicated by her long medical history, including: Hypotension, Urinary Tract Infections,
Hypoxia requiring intubation and eventual tracheostomy due to respiratory
failure and pneumonia, and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Having stabilized
her condition as much as possible, Ms. Kane’s doctors at the traditional
hospital transferred her to Kindred
Hospital for extended
care on July 16.
Upon admission to Kindred,
Ms. Kane began an extensive treatment program planned for her by Kindred’s
interdisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, therapists and specialists. With the
help of respiratory therapy, Ms. Kane was successfully weaned off the
ventilator and ultimately decannulated. Through physical and occupation
therapy, Ms. Kane went from being completely bed bound, to being able to
transfer out of bed to a chair, to walking on her own! Amazingly, Ms. Kane
eventually regained nearly all of her original mobility.
On August 17, Ms. Kane was
able to return to her life at the skilled nursing center she called home, successfully
engaging in all of the activities that she enjoys while living there. She
returned to the nursing center needing only the aid of nighttime non-invasive
ventilation to help her baseline sleep apnea.
Together, the Kindred team
and Ms. Kane were able to accomplish their recovery goals through hard work,
excellent medical care and a determined attitude. Ms. Kane remained positive
throughout her stay at Kindred Hospital Boston and was very engaged in her
recovery. Upon discharge, she reported very positive feelings about the Kindred
staff and the care provided at Kindred Hospital Boston and especially thanked
her doctor.
Kindred Hospital
Boston’s
success is apparent in stories like this as well as in our quality scores – our
patients and families rate our quality of care at 93.6. Kindred
Hospital Boston is also the recipient of the first
quarter, 2010 Gold Award from the Hospital Employee Performance Award Program,
based on excellence in patient care, customer satisfaction, efficiency and
employee satisfaction.