Mr. O’Brien: A Remarkable Recovery

Mr. O’Brien, 75, initially admitted to a short-term acute care hospital for a CABG and AVR, a coronary artery bypass grafting and an aortic valve replacement for coronary artery disease. Postoperatively he suffered several major complications including respiratory failure and an inability to wean from mechanical ventilation.

Mr. O’Brien was eventually stabilized at the acute care hospital but was unable to recover completely during his stay. He was transferred to Kindred Hospital Northeast – Stoughton for continued care.

Upon admission in September to Kindred Hospital Mr. O’Brien was ventilator dependent, dependent for all self-care and non-ambulatory. Kindred’s interdisciplinary evaluated Mr. O’Brien and began an intensive treatment plan tailored to his complex needs.

Mr. O’Brien made remarkable progress, weaning from the vent and building his strength to ambulate more than 100 feet with a walker, requiring only intermittent assistance with his self-care routine. Having done remarkably well in his recovery, Mr. O’Brien was transferred in November to a skilled nursing facility for continued therapy before he returns home.  

Kindred Hospital Northeast – Stoughton’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 96.8 percent and over 99 percent recommend Kindred.

In 2010 our hospital was honored by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) with the Association’s Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR), based on strict safety and quality standards in the provision of respiratory care. We are also the winner of the third quarter, 2010 Hospital Employee Performance Gold Award, given to the hospital with the best overall performance in patient care excellence, customer satisfaction, efficiency and employee satisfaction.