Select Specialty Hospital

One week to register for Overcoming Barriers with Effective Communication, a free webinar on Tuesday, May 5, from 5-6 p.m. This one-hour program will review what constitutes a patient or family in crisis and the skills health care workers need to respond. Attendees will learn practical strategies to support patients and families experiencing high levels of stress. This session is appropriate for health care workers in a variety of settings. Social workers will learn how to identify and utilize their skills to provide reassurance and navigate patient decision making. To register, visit: https://bit.ly/3QyUh7e

A routine knee replacement was supposed to help Patsy Taylor walk without pain. Instead, it changed everything. After years of complications and a life-threatening infection, Patsy faced an impossible choice: lose her leg—or lose her life. She chose to live. And then, she chose to rebuild. Inpatient rehabilitation would help Patsy relearn how to stand, walk and trust her body again. With grit, humor and relentless effort, Patsy proved that life after limb loss can still move forward. Read Patsy's story: https://bit.ly/4u8XE3j

Join us on Tuesday, May 5 from 5-6 p.m. EST for our free webinar, Overcoming Barriers with Effective Communication. This one-hour program will review what constitutes a patient or family in crisis and the skills health care workers need to respond. Attendees will learn practical strategies to support patients and families experiencing high levels of stress. This session is appropriate for health care workers in a variety of settings. Social workers will learn how to identify and utilize their skills to provide reassurance and navigate patient decision making. To register, visit: https://bit.ly/3QyUh7e

Join our team as an occupational therapist and help patients rebuild function, mobility and independence. You'll evaluate patients, design treatment plans to meet patients’ goals, educate patients and their families about recovery and rehabilitation and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to deliver optimal outcomes. Take the first step in impacting patients’ lives by visiting our active occupational therapy positions in the comments below.

After a fall at her home caused a traumatic brain injury, Debbie Thigpen of Starke, Florida, nearly lost her life. Surgeons removed part of her skull to save her life. Her recovery carried her from intensive care to Select Specialty Hospital – Gainesville and UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital before she made it home one year ago this week. Today — one year since the day she was discharged — Debbie is back to the life she loves: playing darts, hosting family and proudly reclaiming her title as one of the Florida Gators’ most devoted fans.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 185,000 people undergo limb amputation due to injury or disease annually. Most of them face an array of physical, emotional, psychological and social challenges, from pre-prosthetic, prosthetic and outpatient/reintegration needs. Clinicians at our network of hospitals and outpatient centers provide amputees with individualized care to help them overcome those challenges, from post-surgical care and prosthetic training to community reintegration and long-term follow-up. Treatment is tailored to each patient’s goals and refined as they progress.

Our certified occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants help patients restore their ability to perform daily life activities so they may reclaim independence and safely return home following injury or illness.

A recovery journey starts with the same foundation: hope. Every day, our clinicians support patients and their families through life‑changing diagnoses, including brain injuries. Through therapies and treatments, we help patients see progress that once felt out of reach. And when it’s time to prepare for discharge, we’ll be there, too. Our case management team coordinates meetings with patients, their families, and the clinical team — explaining levels of care and reviewing what to expect.

Case managers play an integral role in our multidisciplinary teams. Case managers assist in coordinating therapy goals, supporting clinical recommendations and organizing additional resources for patients preparing for discharge. If you’re interested in making a difference in the lives of patients, learn more about our case management positions: https://bit.ly/4u8kucb

We’re pleased to announce the DAISY regional award winners for our critical illness recovery hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. Recognized by patients, colleagues and families for the extraordinary care they provide, these nurses are fully invested in their patients’ recoveries: https://bit.ly/3ZGNiKU Critical Illness Recovery Hospitals DAISY Winners Regency Hospital Springdale: Whitney Bryant Select Specialty Hospital – Belhaven: Ashley White Select Specialty Hospital – Durham: Arnel Febre Select Specialty Hospital – Knoxville: Ciara Reynolds-Day Select Specialty Hospital – Knoxville: Mary Grace Mader Select Specialty Hospital – McKeesport: Kim Bilinsky Select Specialty Hospital – Milwaukee West Allis: Thomas Boschuetz Select Specialty Hospital – Pittsburgh UPMC: Michael Parson Select Specialty Hospital – San Diego: Jennifer Amador Select Specialty Hospital – Corewell Health Grand Rapids: Petri Peltoniemi Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals DAISY Winners Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Dallas: Blessing Noumba Londo California Rehabilitation Institute: Blandine Kanyambo California Rehabilitation Institute: Edgar Allan Henson Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – West Orange: Aprille Montero Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – West Orange: Sabrina Stripeikis To learn more about our DAISY Winners, check out the link in the comments. The DAISY Foundation