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All systems go: The role of a hospital director of facilities management
As the director of facilities management at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of City View in Fort Worth, Texas, Michael Gilmore carries the responsibility of making…
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How respiratory therapists help patients breath easier
Difficulty breathing, a feeling of suffocation, asthmatic complications— these are health obstacles no person hopes to face. The culprit of these systems, whether lung disease,…
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A prescription for better patient care
It’s common these days for patients to have prescriptions filled at many different pharmacies and decline even the quickest medication consultation. These habits are time-saving,…
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How speech language pathologists help patients find their voice
Pizza, bingo and field trips don’t sound like typical components of a speech therapy session, but these actvities are routine for Encompass Health’s speech language…
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Encompass Health to present at ARN REACH conference
Encompass Health is gearing up for ARN’s annual REACH conference, a dedicated meeting of rehabilitation nursing professionals happening Nov. 6-9. The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses…
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From PD to PT: Making the career switch to healthcare
Rod Miller is used to spending all day in a vehicle. Years ago, he patrolled the busy streets of Marion County, Florida, waiting to answer…
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Spinal cord injury patients find community in South Florida
Spinal cord injuries can be caused by many types of trauma and disease, but the outcome is often the same: a partial or total loss…
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An education on stroke recovery
It was the day before Halloween 2018 and Vera Akinkuotu, an eighth grade English teacher, had just put the finishing touches on her Edgar Allan…
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When being a nurse means hitting the books
“Where can I go from here?” When Sloan Workman joined the Encompass Health team as a rehabilitation nurse tech in 2014, this thought frequently crossed…
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What is speech therapy at Encompass Health?
Speech therapy is the practice of improving the function of mechanisms above the base of the neck. At Encompass Health, this process involves a series…