Jeremey Houlton
After waking up, Jeremey fell. His speech was slurred and he experienced weakness in his left arm. After going to the hospital by ambulance, he was diagnosed with a…
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LaRose Karr
LaRose’s health journey took a serious turn when she required emergency heart surgery and spent 14 days in a coma. During her hospitalization, she experienced multiple complications, including…
Ronald Lutz
Ronald’s health journey took a serious turn when he underwent surgery to have a spinal cord stimulator placed to help manage chronic back pain. Unfortunately, he developed a severe infection in his spine, which required…
Matt Larsen
Recently, Matt was diagnosed with pneumonia after he went to the hospital with increased shortness of breath and hypoxia, which is when parts of the body don’t receive enough oxygen to…
Pilar Medina
One day while at home, Pilar suddenly felt dizzy and fainted. When she regained consciousness, she had weakness on her right side, double vision in her left eye, and facial drooping. She went to…
Rise&Walk
The “Rise&Walk” is a gait trainer, and it is being used to help patients with neurological and mobility impairments at Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital and Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital.
Jason
Recently, while visiting a friend in Kansas, Jason began experiencing shortness of breath and went to the emergency department, where he was diagnosed with Influenza A. Unfortunately, this led to complications including a lung infection and…
Juan Mora
Following a spinal cord injury in 2007 that led to paraplegia, Juan developed a stage 4 pressure ulcer, a severe wound where the damage extends through the skin and into deeper tissues such as…
Brigit Hurt
Recently, while leaving a family member’s house, her right foot buckled, causing her to fall and sustain multiple fractures. After being admitted to an acute care hospital, she was diagnosed with…
Cindy Howlett
Her life took an unexpected turn when she was in an automobile accident while driving to a friend’s funeral. The accident resulted in multiple injuries and fractures, causing acute respiratory failure that required…
