After a domestic violence assault left her paralyzed in 2013, Lexington native April Ballentine channeled her trauma into a force for good, joining the Sheriff's office to become an advocate for other victims of domestic violence. Her dream of walking again seemed impossible until a chance meeting with a UK physical therapist generated an opportunity to trial a ReWalk exoskeleton.
Brain fog and long-hauler are two terms that many have come to know in recent months due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the struggles associated with the terms are nothing new for those who work in UK HealthCare’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Recovery Clinic.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 4, 2021) The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the lease of space by UK Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) from Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital operated by Encompass Health. The space leased will be used by UK HealthCare to begin operating the outpatient services currently offered by Cardinal Hill beginning in the late summer or early fall. This agreement will not include or affect the inpatient or skilled rehabilitation staff or services at Cardinal Hill.
UK’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department utilizes a multidisciplinary team to care for patients who have severe neurological or musculoskeletal impairments with the goal of restoring each patient to their highest possible level of medical, psychological, social and vocational function.
Couple gets married on Valentine s Day at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Center
Helping a couple s dream come true
Posted at 7:18 PM, Feb 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-20 19:37:02-05
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â A couple s wedding dreams came true this Valentine s Day, but it wasn t easy to keep their plans in place.
Hillard Cecil suffered a massive stroke on December 4, during a routine shoulder surgery resulting in a coma and an emergency brain surgery.
Cecil had to stay at UK Hospital for a month before coming to Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Center in Lexington, where he is still recovering.
But before Cecil went into that shoulder surgery on December 4 the two made plans to tie the knot on Valentine s Day.