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When Jaynil Shah arrives for therapy, “everyone cheers for him because the staff and patients remember how far he’s come,” says physical therapist Leah O’Brien. GMC: SpecialtyTrained in Stroke Care Gwinnett Medical Center is one of the few hospital systems in the region with accreditation as a primary stroke center. This means that doctors, nurses and staff are specialty-trained in stroke care. Glancy Rehabilitation Center has earned the Three Year Award, the highest level of accreditation available through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). In addition, Glancy Rehab has earned CARF designation as a stroke specialty program by demonstrating that the program meets the highest national and international standards of quality for stroke rehabilitative care. side, with speech, language and cognitive impairments,” says Sunil Bhole, M.D., medical director of GMC’s Glancy Rehabilitation Center. “His case was complex with his dual diagnosis of a brain injury and a stroke.” At Glancy Rehabilitation Center, a team of rehabilitation professionals immediately set to work. These professionals, from the day of admission, work actively with each patient and his or her family to develop goals and a treatment plan, as well as to prepare a plan for discharge. For nearly a month, the staff worked intensively with Shah for physical, speech, occupational and recreational therapy. Nov. 2 is the ﬁrst day Shah remembers since the accident. “When I woke up that day,” he says, “I felt like I had been dreaming.” “By Nov. 12, he no longer needed the feeding tube and was on a regular diet,” Dr. Bhole says. “He had regained the use of his paralyzed right arm and leg, and he was walking, too.” Shah’s family was thrilled. He was ﬁnally able to return to his parents’ home. He then started Glancy Rehab’s outpatient services, a seamless transition, as he continued to see the same therapists who had helped him come so far. “He’s our rock star,” says Leah O’Brien, physical therapist at Glancy Rehabilitation Center. “When he comes Glancy Rehab staff work intensively with Jaynil Shah as he recovers from his stroke. Vim & Vigor · FAL L 2011 7

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center
Contents
Phil's Feature
So Long, Suffering
The Will to Recover
Healthy Hues
The New Survivors
First (Aid) Things First
Find Your Groove
A Healthy Tune
Stay in Circulation
‘X’ Marks the Spot
Pregnancy Predictors
Play It Safe
Prime Time Health
Full Strength
Lifesaving Gift
Out of the White Coat
Transforming Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center