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Local playwright recovers from accident at Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital
02/17/22
Playwright and truck driver Hartley Wright is grateful for the support of family and friends after a crash involving a concrete mixer left him with many broken bones, resulting in nearly two weeks in the ICU and 20 days in an acute care hospital.
Writer Emerges With New Perspective After Traumatic Experience
01/21/22
On Aug. 5, 2021, Wright was driving a mixer just south of Columbia on Highway 63 when he changed lanes to make room for a vehicle merging into traffic. Concrete mixers are notoriously hard to handle because of their massive weight and high center of gravity, and the sudden lane change caused Wright to lose control. The truck tipped over, throwing Wright onto his left side with tremendous force. No other vehicles were involved.
09/16/21
Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health and MU Health Care, recently achieved recertification for Disease-Specific Care from The Joint Commission for five of its rehabilitation programs, including stroke, spinal cord injury, amputee, brain injury, and hip fracture. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
51-year-old spends weeks in ICU and rehabilitation to recover from COVID-19
09/01/21
Phil Neff considered himself an active and healthy 51-year-old who enjoyed hiking the trails of Columbia. However, in mid-July he contracted COVID-19 and his symptoms continued to worsen in the weeks ahead. On July 27, Phil was admitted to the hospital where he spent several weeks in the ICU and was finally released on August 13.
07/23/20
Tom Tisone, MBA, CMPE, has been appointed as chief executive officer of Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliation of Encompass Health and University of Missouri Health Care. In his position as CEO, Tisone will oversee all of the day-to-day operations as well as patient care and quality at the 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital, located at 315 Business Loop 70 West. He assumes the position on Aug. 24, 2020.
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month! For the month of May Rusk will be highlighting our amazing staff and the important work we do here to help those who have had a stroke. At Rusk, Speech therapists work with stroke patients to improve their speech and language, swallowing and cognition. We help establish a mode of communication, and determine strategies for safe eating and communicating with team members about unique changes in cognition. Meet Hannah, she has been with Rusk for four years as a speech-language pathologist. She most enjoys working with stroke patients to help them be independent at home. We practice these skills at Rusk to help our patients get back to their daily lives and doing what they enjoy.
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April is Limb Loss Awareness Month and RUSK Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to support our amputee community through our excellent amputee rehabilitation program. Our multidisciplinary team meets the needs of all our amputees with execution in goals providing excellent outcomes helping them achieve their independence and return to the community. RUSK also provides rehabilitation services to those who have received a prosthetic through our specialized prosthetic gait training program. RUSK gets our patients up and moving getting them back to doing the things they love.
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In honor of Occupational Therapy Month, RUSK Rehabilitation Hospital would like to recognize and celebrate our wonderful OTs!
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Here at Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital, we prioritize the neuro-recovery of the upper extremity following stroke in order to allow the patient to re-engage in meaningful tasks. In this video, you can see the importance of wrist and finger extension when you are grasping for everyday items. Therapists are using an attended electrical stimulation unit to target the extensor muscle groups of the wrist and fingers in order to allow this patient to grasp and release a common item such as a cup. Completing this activity assists the body in transmitting the appropriate signals to the muscles to respond, which have been interrupted from an event like a stroke.
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Congratulations to Dr. Burris for receiving the Distinguished Member Award from AAPMR!
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Congratulations Rebecca Funderburk, RN, CRRN, for being named our July employee of the month! Rebecca is a relief change nurse and expects to receive her BSN in October. She is a great asset to the Rock Hill team.
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Watch Joshua Bailey's story on how a car wreck lead to his leg being amputated and the major role Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital played in his recovery.
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People across the US and now in other countries are participating in Heart Hunters. Today Rusk patients put up hearts to send love and bring a smile to your face. On each heart, a patient put what means most to them today. Here’s what they said: "I spread love not germs", "I stood on Thursday!", "Going home!", "Be kinder to each other", "Support each other", "Our hearts are together", "We are apart but not alone", "Be a good friend", "Share the TP", "USA, United Stands America", "Support our troops", "Don't fight", "Share love", "Sweet thoughts", "God will provide" and "Heart full of love".
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