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    Mr. R: A Return Home

    Mr. R came to Kindred Hospital Houston Northwest in mid-August after six weeks at the Intensive Care Unit at a short-term acute care hospital, where he had received a triple bypass. However, other problems had developed, and Mr. R was experiencing multiple organ failure.

    Upon admission, Mr. R was on a ventilator, feeding tube and chest tube. He was also receiving dialysis three times a week. He celebrated his 70th birthday in the hospital and was known for watching the Food Channel around the clock.

    Improvement came slowly but steadily thanks to Mr. R’s caregivers and therapists. Within four months, Mr. R was able to go home, although he was still in a hospital bed, receiving ventilator support and dialysis. After nine months, the trach was finally removed.

    Dialysis treatment was done at home with a new portable, flexible system called NxStage. Mr. R was able to return to work part time as a civil engineer.

    One year later, he is still doing well. He is now working full time and receiving dialysis three times a week. His wife makes quilts, and she made one for the Kindred staff to display as a thank you from her and her husband.

    Kindred Hospital Houston Northwest’s success is apparent in stories like this as well as in our quality scores – our patients and families rate our quality of care at over 97 percent and 98 percent would recommend Kindred. Kindred Hospital Houston – Northwest is part of a network of three long-term acute care hospitals in Houston, including Kindred Hospital Houston and Kindred Hospital Bay Area – Houston.

     

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