The wagging way to wellness: how animals bring joy and healing throughout Whittier Health Network

At Whittier, we know the road to recovery can be challenging. That’s why we’re embracing the power of the human-animal bond to comfort, motivate, and give our patients, residents, and staff a whole lot of tail wags. Animals, with their unique ability to...

An era closes, and a new one begins, as Christine Turlis joins as HR Manager at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford!

In July we held a retirement party for our HR Director, Donna Barry and thanked her for 25+ years of service and commitment to Whittier Bradford and our employees. We appreciate all her hard work, and she will be missed! At the same time, we were very excited to...

Lauren Arcidi Varney, MS OTR/L, Director of Outpatient Services, on what drives the team at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford: “It really all boils down to doing what we can to help patients live their lives to their full potential.”

We recently caught up with Lauren Arcidi Varney, our new Director of Outpatient Services at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford. Lauren came on board as Director in July 2024 but has worked at Whittier in various other capacities throughout her career. We spoke...

The Unit-Based Council at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford gives their nurses a voice in determining goals and priorities and empowers them to make decisions affecting nursing practice and patient care.

Nurses at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford are driving high-level initiatives using evidence in a shared governance model to improve patient outcomes Adopted by many organizations such as Cleveland Clinic and Eisenhower Health, the shared governance model is...

After a life-changing accident and successful recovery at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford, Diane Blunt wants her story to be a source of hope for others.

In October of 2022, Diane Blunt and her husband, Chris, were in a severe car accident on their way home from caring for Chris’ 96-year-old mother. Chris tragically passed away, and Diane was rushed to Beverly Hospital and then sent to Lahey Clinic in Burlington due to...

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford has been awarded Recertification in Pulmonary and Stroke Rehabilitation by The Joint Commission.

By demonstrating continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of ApprovalTM and has been recertified in both Outpatient...