UofL Health - Frazier Rehabilitation Institute

ON THIS DATE: Aug. 17, 2023 | It's been one year since Onyx Sands left Frazier Rehab after recovering from a spinal cord injury after being injured in a road rage-related shooting.

Seven-year-old Onyx continues to make progress in her recovery journey and attends regular physical and occupational therapy sessions. 🔗 ULHealth.co/3MbJB92

After winning Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky in April, Briana Williams is heading to Michigan to compete for the Ms. Wheelchair America crown. Her friends from Frazier's Community Fitness and Wellness gym held a sendoff celebration on Wednesday.

Williams was paralyzed from the neck down after a car accident in 2020 and has now become an advocate for her community, starting a podcast (The Breezy Way) and a nonprofit that both benefit wheelchair users. 🔗 ULHealth.co/4dlkxsv

🅰️ 🅱️ 🆎 🅾️ The American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage this summer.
💁 What can you do? If you are eligible, please consider donating blood to the American Red Cross or the blood center nearest you, and encourage family and friends to do the same. ❤️ ULHealth.co/3XbqyCt

Ninety-three days after a crash left him unable to walk, talk and even eat on his own, 17-year-old Ethan Bowling walked out of Frazier Rehabilitation Institute under his power to head home to Breathitt County.

'It feels great': Teen who suffered traumatic brain injury walks out of Frazier Rehab It has been 93 days since the crash that left 17-year-old Ethan Bowling unable to walk, talk and even eat on his own.

No two brain injuries are the same, and the effects of injuries may vary dramatically between patients. Here's what you should know about brain injuries 🧠

What You Should Know About Brain Injuries? | Louisville KY | UofL Health Traumatic brain injuries can be devastating for patients and their families. It takes a tremendous toll, both physically and emotionally, on caregivers.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana and Frazier Rehabilitation Institute celebrated the grand reopening of the Ronald McDonald Family Room Program on the pediatric floor.

The room is equipped with comfortable seating, snacks, beverages and cable TV, and is a place of retreat and relaxation for parents and family members while their child receives care at Frazier Rehab. 🔗 ULHealth.co/4fldMZ1

ON THIS DATE: July 28, 2023 | LMPD officer Nick Wilt was discharged from Frazier Rehab to go home 109 days after being shot in the line of duty while responding to the mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville. His heroic actions that day most certainly saved lives.

"We create little miracles every day, and we certainly are witnessing that today," said Dr. Darryl Kaelin, medical director of Frazier Rehab Institute. 🔗 ULHealth.co/3Km88Il

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UofL Health is working through issues caused by the national CrowdStrike IT defect. All patient care continues, including access to emergency care, trauma and surgeries. Appointments with all UofL Physicians locations, medical centers and hospital-based clinics remain on schedule. We thank you for your understanding as we work to resolve the issue.

If you have additional questions, please contact the location handling your appointment.

Sports medicine physician Dr. Katherine Pohlgeers recently hosted an Emergency Sideline Course to prepare residents, athletic trainers and sideline personnel ahead of the upcoming high school football season.

Training included topics such as heat-related injury treatment, hands-on Tarp-Assisted Cooling Oscillation demonstrations and more. They also had special guests from The Matthew Mangine Jr. “One Shot” Foundation share their story and train attendees in AED administration and hands-only CPR.

Mangine, a high school soccer player from northern Kentucky, sadly lost his life at age 16 from a cardiac event during practice that could have been prevented. Matthew’s parents have dedicated the foundation to honor his legacy, and educate parents, coaches and athletes about the number of preventable sudden deaths.

UPDATE: Defying the odds, Phoenix McWilliams is home after a terrifying skydiving accident. Phoenix walked out of UofL Health - Frazier Rehabilitation Institute just 20 days after a tangled parachute caused him to fall 1,000+ feet. 🔗 ⤵️

Louisville skydiving accident survivor heads home, walks out of Frazier Rehab A Louisville man headed home from the hospital on Saturday after a skydiving accident that could've been fatal.

Happy Fourth of July from all of us at UofL Health! 🎆🇺🇸🎆

Members of our Sports Medicine team recently attended the Kentucky Athletic Trainers Symposium at Spalding University. Sports Medicine physician Dr. David Neuberger took the floor for a lecture on diagnostic ultrasound at the event.

Frazier Rehab patient Phoenix McWilliams is learning to walk again just 11 days after surviving a skydiving accident in Hardin County. Phoenix fell more than 1,000 feet after his parachute got tangled.

'A miracle': Louisville man learning to walk again after surviving skydiving accident Phoenix McWilliams, now learning to walk again, is desperate to find the family he says helped save his life.

HELP SAVE A LIFE: Join us for an upcoming blood drive:
📍 UofL Health – Rudd Center Conference Center | 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
📆 Thursday, June 27
⏰ 7 a.m.–2 p.m.
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and just one blood donation can save up to three lives. No matter your blood type, you’re somebody’s type.
Reserve your preferred donation time at RedCrossblood.org (sponsor code: JewishFrazierRehab).

Blood Drive at UofL Health – Heart Hospital, A Part of Jewish Hospital | Louisville KY | UofL Health Give blood. Help save lives. The American Red Cross stocks our hospital shelves with blood for our patients. Please help us stock theirs! Join us Thursday, June 27, 2024 for a UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute blood drive in the UofL Health – Hear...

Congrats to the duPont Manual Crimsons girl's track team for winning their FOURTH consecutive KHSAA 3A state championship! 🏆🏆🏆🏆

UofL Health athletic trainers Maggie Gregg and Drew Miller did a great job keeping these student-athletes ready to compete all year.

Stroke care doesn't end when you leave the hospital.

UofL Health – Stroke Continuum of Care Program is dedicated to providing education, support and encouragement to people who have had a stroke and their families. Learn more about the support groups ⤵️

UofL Health Stroke Support Groups | Free Monthly Meetings for Stroke Survivors and Caregivers | Louisville KY | UofL Health Join UofL Health's free stroke support groups in Louisville, Campbellsville, and online. Connect with others, share experiences, and find strength in community. Meetings held monthly. RSVP today!

Frazier Rehabilitation Institute showed off its new accessible vans from Superior Van and Mobility and gave out free ice cream to UofL Health employees Wednesday afternoon. The accessible vans will allow patients to get out and experience the community as part of their rehab experience.

💚 You are not alone 💚

If you've experienced a mental or major health condition, you may find it helpful to talk with someone who has personal experience with the same challenges you are face.

Find out if peer support is right for you ⤵️

Support Group Benefits | Louisville KY | UofL Health Peer support services have been growing quickly recently. Having a good support group or peer support specialist can positively impact you as a patient, as well as the healthcare system.

Congrats to UofL Health - Frazier Rehabilitation Institute BEE Award winner, Karen Pettaway!

Karen, a patient care assistant, was nominated by a family after becoming a “bright spot in our bleak days” and helping their father live out his final wish to return home. The patient's family was on hand when Karen received her award to say thank you and celebrate with her.

🧠 ❓ You know seeing a therapist is a good decision for your mental health, but you’re nervous. What will it be like?

💚 During Mental Health Awareness Month, we're taking a look at some of the common questions people have as they begin their therapy journey.
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Happy retirement to Lisa A. Steele! 🎉 Lisa, the director of quality and patient safety, is retiring after 47 years at Frazier Rehabilitation Institute. Her family surprised her during the retirement celebration planned by her colleagues.

What’s the secret to her long tenure at Frazier? "I've had people ask me: What are you doing? What keeps you here so long? How do you do this? It's people. It's the relationships. It's the support you get. That's the difference. It's those relationships. Knowing that they support you,” she said.

UofL Health celebrated Trauma Survivors Day by hosting a sentimental art exhibit that shared and celebrated survivors' stories of triumph.

Live Beyond: A Celebration of Trauma Survivors, centered around kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending cracks with lacquered gold. The process is intended to treat breakage and repair as part of an object's history instead of something to disguise.

Photographer Scotty Perry, writer Conner Mackowiak and art therapist Amy Mattingly spent time with survivors—whose injuries ranged from gunshot wounds to burns to car accidents—to capture their stories, which were displayed at the Speed Art Museum. 🔗 ULHealth.co/3WKT1Pw

Members of the UofL Health – Sports Medicine team recently attended the Team Up For Sports Safety event in Lexington. The event was hosted at KHSAA and put on by Korey Stringer Institute in partnership with the national athletic trainers association and NFL. The event is meant to hear from sports medicine experts to help develop, change and implement policies to improve health and safety standards for high school athletes.

The UofL Health team had fun this weekend at the 2024 BIAK Brain Run, Walk & Roll at EP Tom Sawyer State Park. Our sports medicine team provided medical coverage for the event, and Frazier Rehab had a team participate in the run.