Mr. Fisher: Back on the Move

Mr. Fisher, 45, initially admitted to a short-term acute care hospital for renal failure complicated by severe lower extremity venous stasis ulcers and lymphedema with a recent history of increased falls at home.

Though Mr. Fisher was treated and stabilized at the traditional hospital, he required extended recovery time in a high-intensity medical environment. He was transferred here to Kindred Hospital Northeast – Stoughton on August 21 for continued care.

Upon admission to Kindred Hospital Mr. Fisher was dependent for all self-care and non-ambulatory. Kindred’s interdisciplinary evaluated Mr. Fisher and began an intensive treatment plan tailored to his complex needs including physical and occupational therapy.

In four weeks Mr. Fisher made remarkable progress. His strength improved to the point he was able to ambulate 15 feet and required only intermittent assistance with his self-care routine.

After his stay at Kindred Hospital Mr. Fisher no longer required high intensity medical care and was discharged home with home health services in September.

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.