Tour Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, Bradford, MA – Personalized Post-Acute Care: LTAC, IRF, TCU

About Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Bradford Bob Iannaco, the Administrator at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Bradford, warmly welcomes all.  Let us introduce you to the exceptional post-acute rehabilitation services offered by this Joint-Commission...

Senior nursing students from St. Thomas and St. Croix gained valuable clinical time in a continuation of the study abroad partnership between Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford and the University of the Virgin Islands.

We were thrilled to welcome another group of UVI students to hone their nursing skills at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford. Ten senior students and two instructors were at Whittier for clinical rotations from October 22nd to November 1st. This group was...

Barbara Kruschwitz, PT at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Bradford, with a Physical Therapist’s advice on developing your regular exercise routine.

When I was young, I ran for exercise. I wasn’t fast, but I had endurance and fantasized about the Boston Marathon. Later, running got difficult. Quarter-mile tracks were boring, and road work on inclines and slopes hurt my knees. I switched to outdoor walking and...

Barbara Kruschwitz, PT at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Bradford, with a Physical Therapist’s advice on expectations and therapy after total knee replacement surgery.

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’s “Five Star” Recovery at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital – Bradford’s TCU

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...

Barbara Kruschwitz, PT, DPT at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Bradford, with a Physical Therapist’s advice on climbing stairs safely.

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...