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How a shy introvert became a leader of a national healthcare company
I have a vivid memory of an incident that took place during my third year of medical school. At the time, I was completing a…
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Encompass Health to host investor day on March 4
Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC), a national leader in integrated healthcare services will host an investor day on March 4, 2020. The event, which will…
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Encompass Health and University of Iowa Health System announce joint venture for rehabilitation hospital
Encompass Health and the University of Iowa Health System, the nonprofit corporation that supports the clinical, academic and research programs of University of Iowa Health…
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Encompass Health to construct 40-bed rehabilitation hospital in Greenville, South Carolina
Encompass Health Corp. will build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Greenville, South Carolina on the corner of Laurens Road and Dallas Road. Complementing…
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Surrounded by angels: Betty Spencer battles Guillain-Barré syndrome with rehabilitation
Betty Spencer’s family celebrated the moment she was able to move her pointer finger on her own. The 77-year-old from Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania, had been…
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What a little leaguer taught a VP of risk management about perspective
It was a busy day in the emergency room when Lynne Lee, a fairly new nurse at the time, learned a lesson that would stick…
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What is a physiatrist?
While the field of physiatry was coined in 1938 when a need for the specialty was proposed by Dr. Frank H. Krusen and 14 other…
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Digital tools to help you manage your medications
Have you ever been to the doctor and had to fill out the question about your current medications and needed a place to quickly refer…
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The role pharmacists play in patient safety in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals
A new illness or injury may bring physical or emotional challenges, but it often comes with new medications and treatments too. In order to help…
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Steve’s story: Making the jump past amputation
Some people celebrate anniversaries with cake. Some celebrate with presents. Steve Fischel celebrates anniversaries by jumping out of planes. That is what the former patient…