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Melissa Cohn

Fifty-eight-year-old Melissa Cohn enjoys cooking, entertaining friends, and playing cards. However, complications from a bowel perforation cause severe nausea, vomiting, and excruciating abdominal pain, disrupting her…

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Jennifer Parker

Jennifer knew something was wrong with her left foot and sought help from three doctors before being referred to the emergency room by a vein doctor. In the ER, Jennifer saw…

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Leonard Robinson

Leonard was experiencing shortness of breath and a cough, and was taken to a local hospital where he was placed on a mechanical ventilator to help him breathe. He was diagnosed with…

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Dedrick Fields

A full-time employee at his family’s barbecue restaurant, thirty-three-year-old Dedrick Fields’ life took a dramatic turn when he suffered a stroke. He suffered left side weakness and was unable to…

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Long-Term Acute Care Helps with Healing from Cardiovascular Complications

Heart disease can cause complications like heart failure, heart attacks, or strokes. When someone experiences an event like this, long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) can help. LTACHs often have cardiovascular programs designed to help patients with chronic or exacerbated cardiac issues like: Heart bypass surgery Valve replacements Abdominal aortic aneurysms Complex wound healing … and […]

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