Mrs. Lamson: An Inspiring Recovery Earned

Mrs. Lamson returned from a vacation not feeling well, but declined seeking medical attention at the first sign of symptoms. By the time she was admitted to a short-term acute care hospital, she had developed respiratory insufficiency due to MRSA pneumonia and needed mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy tube placement. Mrs. Lamson also developed critical care neuropathy, quadriparesis and metabolic encephalopathy.

Her previous medical history of severe COPD worsened her condition, and Mrs. Lamson was unable to recover fully during her stay at the traditional hospital. Her doctors transferred her to Kindred Hospital Ocala for continued care.

Upon admission to Kindred Hospital Ocala on July 30, Mrs. Lamson was extremely debilitated, unable to do anything independently or even move. Kindred’s interdisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, specialists and therapists evaluated Mrs. Lamson and designed a treatment plan tailored to her needs including ventilator weaning and intensive speech and occupational therapy.

Thankfully, Mrs. Lamson was determined to recover and threw herself into her therapies. With the Kindred rehabilitation team’s diligent work, Mrs. Lamson made slow, incremental progress. She regained her ability to transfer out of bed and perform much of her upper body self care and the respiratory therapists were able to successfully wean and decannulate her.

Shortly after she was decannulated on September 1, Mrs. Lamson discharged to a skilled nursing facility for continued recovery, breathing on her own and able to eat a normal diet. Mrs. Lamson was an inspiration to other patients and the staff and she will be missed, but we are all glad to see her make the recovery she so rightly earned!

Kindred Hospital Ocala’s success is apparent in stories like this as well as in our quality scores – our patients and families rate our quality of care at 92 percent.