GETTING BACK IN THE GAME - Hillsdale Community Health Center

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Notes from the President
couple of years ago we made a difficult, but well
considered decision to partner with Agility Health to
provide the day-to-day management for our inpatient,
outpatient, skilled nursing, and home care rehabilitation
programs. At the time, we were having repeated difficulties in recruiting staff and covering the existing demand
for rehabilitation services; this was even before the recent
doubling of the size of our skilled nursing units and the huge expansion of
our home care program. Agility Health have assisted us to build an exceptional rehabilitation team that now includes numerous physical therapists,
occupational therapists, speech therapists, and a decent size army of therapy
assistants who work with our patients. Our rehabilitation team’s goal is
always to assist individuals to achieve their highest possible level of mobility
and self-sufficiency. Over the last couple of years, we have seen tremendous
growth in the number of people we serve as well as the intensity of services
provided. If you have had the opportunity to work with our rehabilitation
team recently, you quickly feel the enthusiasm for excellence provided by our
team. Such enthusiasm is infectious and motivating. It is a great team that
will only get better!
168 South Howell Street
Hillsdale, Michigan 49242
(517) 437-4451
hchc.com
Duke Anderson,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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April 2015
GETTING BACK IN THE GAME
illsdale High School Junior and Varsity football player, Jamison Kies,
knows the importance of physical therapy. During one of the biggest
games of the 2014 football season, Jamison tore his ACL in his right
knee taking him out of commission for the remainder of the football season.
After testing and consultation, HCHC Orthopedic Surgeon Barry J. Collins
performed Jamison’s surgery. “Dr. Collins did an excellent job” says
Jamison. However, the surgery was just the beginning. Jamison spent
several weeks receiving physical therapy at the Hillsdale Community
Health Center’s Physical Therapy Department. He credits Mike Campbell,
AT-C, PTA for “Making my PT more enjoyable and getting me ready to
hit the football field once again.” Jamison will begin his Senior year back
on the football field thanks to Dr. Collins, Mike Campbell and the team of
caring professionals at Hillsdale Community Health Center.
Mike Campbell, AT-C, PTA congratulates
Hillsdale High School football standout Jamison Kies.
HCHC offers Physical,
Occupational, Speech and
Language Services in Acute
Care, Skilled Nursing, Home
Care and Outpatient settings.
Services offered include:
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Joint Camp
Shoulder Continuous Passive Motion
n AQUATIC THERAPY
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Rachel White
achel White has
experienced many
adventures since she
graduated Hillsdale High
School in 2003. Now she
is back and happy to be
home working as a
Speech Language
n ATHLETIC TRAINING
Pathologist at HCHC.
n GRASTON
n LYMPHEDEMA TREATMENT
n WOMEN’S HEALTH
Incontinence
Osteoporosis
“I moved around a lot and I am ready to come
home and be closer to family,” she says, adding that
she is also glad to see some familiar faces when she
goes to work each day. The
n ORTHOTICS
Eastern Michigan University alum earned both
n MODALITIES
Ultrasound
Electrical Stimulation
her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Speech
n LSVT- BIG AND LOUD FOR PARKINSONS
Rachel is also happy to be doing what she loves at
Language Pathology graduating in 2010. She has
been working at HCHC since March.
n KINESIOTAPING
n MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW STUDIES
HCHC helping all her patients – from pediatric to
n STROKE CARE
adult – with their speech related difficulties. This can
n ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING TRAINING
head injuries or swallowing difficulties in adults.
n ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT TRAINING
range from speech delays in children to stroke or
“It’s such a vast field,” she says.
Working at HCHC also allows Rachel to work with her
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patients through their continuum of care. She is
THREE MEADOWS PHYSICAL THERAPY
there from the day the patient is admitted until the
Main Line
437-5190
Home Care Therapy
439-5740
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
In-Patient/Skilled Nursing 437-5314/437-5189
SPEECH THERAPY
Main Line
day they are discharged and for some even longer if
they are in need of further care at home. “I like that I
get to do so much,” explained White.
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Reggie Kehoe
elping people get back to
what they love to do is
what Reggie Kehoe likes
most about his job as an
Occupational Therapist at
HCHC. A 2007 graduate of
Pittsford High School, Reggie
earned his Bachelor’s of Arts
in Exercise Science from
Adrian College and then a
Doctorate of Occupational
Therapy from The University of Toledo before returning to Hillsdale County in July of 2014 as a full-time
Occupational Therapist.
“It feels very welcoming,” he says of the atmosphere
and staff at HCHC. “It has been great getting to
know people and see familiar faces.”
Reggie took advantage of HCHC’s Educational
Assistance program which helped him with his tuition
and now he is able to work with the people of
Hillsdale County, getting them back to what they like
to do and need to do. He says he did not know
much about Occupational Therapy before he went
into the field, but now he enjoys the holistic
approach of getting patients back to living life as
independently as possible.
Kehoe further stated, "Occupational Therapy is all
about the word ‘occupation’. Occupations are whatever
you want or need to do in your life that have the most
meaning and purpose to you. This can range from, but
is no way limited to, getting dressed and cooking a
meal to golfing and playing an instrument. Occupations
are things that anyone needs or likes to do.
Occupations make up everyone’s daily life and
Occupational Therapy helps you get back to doing
all those occupations that have so much meaning
and purpose to you.”
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HILLSDALE ORTHOPEDICS
61 West Carleton Road • Hillsdale
DR. BARRY COLLINS
439-5411
DR. PARTHIV PATEL
439-5411
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