Celebrating National Rehabilitation Week
For more than 40 years, WellSky has supported rehabilitation organizations as they deliver safe and effective care to those in need with the help of our configurable inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation solutions.
For National Rehabilitation Week 2022, we’re spotlighting the impact our clients have on their communities through their highly specialized programs and skilled clinicians and therapists. We asked them why they believe physical rehabilitation is important to their communities. Here’s what they shared:
- “We have the capability to get people back to doing things they love. We have the unique opportunity to ask people what’s important to them — is it running or walking down the aisle at your daughter’s wedding? We get to give people the tools to help themselves.” – Kaylene Hernandez, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT, Doctor of Physical Therapy at Indiana University (IU) Health North Hospital
- “Rehabilitation professionals are mostly non–invasive. We’re trying to help people without medication. Instead, we’re trying to give them the tools and the power to help themselves.” – Heather Blanton, DPT, ATC, Doctor of Physical Therapy at IU Health Bloomington
- “In our profession we have more time to spend with our patients. We create life-long relationships, which tilts our ability to make a significant impact more likely to occur whether it’s in one visit or over a length of time.” – Michael Studnicka, DPT, OMPT, clinical specialist at ProMedica
- “We’re using evidence-based practice to elevate the standard of care across ProMedica’s system of several hundred therapists. Each interaction is elevated a little bit, so our outcomes are the best they can be across our system, and thus, our communities.” – Andy Parsons, PT, DPT, OCS, clinical lead at ProMedica
- “I don’t think I’ve ever met a rehabilitation professional that has not looked at a patient as an individual and focused their efforts on what is most important to that individual. Rehabilitation professionals consider the balance between work, play, and self-care as it relates to a person’s quality of life. It’s truly a blessing for our community to have access to a nationally ranked inpatient rehabilitation program without having to leave the area.” – Maria DeCarlo, FACHE, MBA, vice president of post-acute services and rehabilitation at Sarasota Memorial Health System
- “I think as rehabilitation professionals we look at the person and try to figure out what is meaningful to them — we want to know what the patient needs to do and what they want to be able to do. We find out ‘what makes you, you,’ and that transitions with the patient from inpatient care to outpatient care where all that work continues. Every community needs a great, person-focused rehabilitation continuum.” – Laura Magnusson, MBA, OT/L, director of rehabilitation services at Sarasota Memorial Health System
By working hand-in-hand with their patients, rehabilitation professionals help provide individuals with the tools they need to get back to the activities they love most. All of us at WellSky are grateful for the work you do every day; thank you for letting us support you!