Life is about expectations, and it is especially true for patients who have had total knee replacement surgery.This surgery has evolved, and the results are amazing due to improved surgical techniques and state-of-the-art knee components that replace worn, damaged...
Pierre Claud had a stroke in February and came to Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital – Bradford’s Transitional Care Unit on March 17th. Originally, he went to another local acute rehab hospital, but left because they weren’t a good fit for him, as he was not...
We asked Physical Therapist Barbara Kruschwitz for some advice about climbing stairs. Here’s what she had to say. “Patients and residents often tell me how climbing stairs is ‘good exercise.’ The truth is, stairs aren’t ‘good exercise.’ For even the...
“Would like to send Dr. Tollman a video of myself cycling. As a patient last summer/ early fall Dr. Tollman knew my goal was to be able to ride again.” When we received this email from Gary and Marian Nihan, we knew we had to contact them to learn more about his...
On Sunday March 19, a group of ten UVI nursing students and two professors from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands boarded their flight bound for Haverhill, Massachusetts. For some of the students, it might have been their first trip to the Northeast; for others,...
Port Healthcare Center has just received the highest rating for delivering quality care and customer satisfaction to our residents and patients — earning an Overall Five-Star rating! This overall rating is based on a nursing home’s performance on 3 sources:...
