STORIES OF TRIUMPH AND PROGRESS FROM CASA COLINA CENTERS FOR REHABILITATION 2010 One day. So many ways to make a difference. Board of Directors Medical and Casa Colina, Inc. Rehabilitation Services Words of Thanks and Affiliates of Casa Colina Contents Our Board of Directors Programs and services for Letter from the President & CEO 2 provides a special kind of the treatment of conditions asa Colina was founded in the 1930s, during a time of great economic crisis. Yet leadership. Their responsible that include: Casa Colina Hospital – A Rare Example in California 2 the people who worked with Frances Eleanor Smith to create this institution were oversight coupled with their ◆ Amputation Cnot deterred because they knew they were doing something that would positively affect The Tanesha Jones Story 4 forward thinking has enabled ◆ Arthritis the lives of many people. It turned out to be more than 196,000 Casa Colina to continue to ◆ Audiology & Hearing A Team Stands Behind Every Spinal Cord Injury Patient 8 individuals since the first patient in 1938. grow in infinite ways and Disorders evolve into one of the Our motivation and our goals remain remarkably the same ◆ Autism Spectrum Sports Medicine Center Covers All the Bases 10 today as we address the changing needs of our patients and country's top rehabilitation Related Disorders facilities. They are comprised News from the Foundation 12 challenges from the healthcare marketplace and the economy. ◆ Brain Injury of physicians, community Like our patients, we need to embrace change and find new ways ◆ Burns Donors Make Casa Colina Strong 14 leaders and previous patients. to fulfill our mission while we prepare our organization for the ◆ Congenital Deformity Events Raise Awareness and Funds 18 patients who will need us in the future. Chairman ◆ Developmental Delay Two Grand Openings to Celebrate 20 We’ve restructured our Board of Directors to help meet these challenges. The purpose Samuel P. Crowe, Esq. ◆ Fibromyalgia of this reformulation is to ensure that all board members have the same in-depth Vice Chairman ◆ Geriatric Assessment News from the Centers 22 Steve Norin information, which will help us attract and retain the most highly qualified and effective ◆ Hand Injury President Casa Colina’s Operational Performance 25 directors. In addition, we have authorized Casa Colina’s President and CEO to continue to ◆ Headaches Felice L. Loverso, Ph.D. explore financing options and planning for a 31-bed addition to Casa Colina Hospital and ◆ Infectious Disease Secretary a medical office building. These two projects will be critical for the continued clinical and Mary Lou Jensen ◆ Lymphedema in memoriam ◆ economic success of Casa Colina for decades to come. Treasurer Movement Disorders Stephen W. Graeber ◆ Multiple Sclerosis But even as we look ahead and work to make ourselves more efficient as an Casa Colina extends its warmest thoughts and condolences to the families and friends organization, there is one aspect of Casa Colina that is even more important: the individual Directors-At-Large ◆ Multiple Trauma of these cherished supporters who passed away in the last year. Their spirit, community patients that are being treated here today and tomorrow. For these people, we rely on our Frank S. Alvarez ◆ Neurological Disease involvement, and compassion for the needs of others will be remembered as a tribute to staff of professionals and support people – the front-line troops who do such remarkable Robert Balzer ◆ Orthopedic Injury their lives and an example for us all. Randy Blackman work every day. We can never say enough to thank them for their magnificent contributions ◆ Osteoporosis Rollyn Melvin Sam Maloof, a premier craftsman and friend of Casa Colina, in his shop in 2004, to the health and well-being of our community and beyond. With your continued support, ◆ Pain (Mel) Butler, M.D. with a table made for Edward Eckenhoff, honoree of Casa Colina’s Tribute to ◆ Parkinson’s Disease we will maintain the excellence of the services we provide in the years ahead. Gary E. Cripe Courage that year. The caring, warmth and integrity Maloof invested in the ◆ Donald A. Driftmier, CPA Plastic & Reconstructive furniture he made was equaled by his concern and commitment for the welfare Surgery of other people and charitable organizations in our community. William P. Dwyre ◆ Podiatry James Henwood Dr. Herbert Johnson was the medical director of Casa Colina through the 1970’s. ◆ Pulmonary Disease George E. Langley Respected as a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, he was honored by Samuel P. Crowe, Esq. ◆ Casa Colina with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. He will be remembered Gary Lastinger Sleep Disorders for his grace, spirit, intellectual curiosity, community involvement and compassion. Chairman, Board of Directors, Casa Colina, Inc. ◆ April M. Morris Spasticity Robb Quincey ◆ Spinal Cord Injury Cameron Nelson was always ready for the next exciting adventure, extending a helping hand to countless people in our community. He became a great supporter Thomas Reh ◆ Spine/Back Care of Casa Colina and was the driving force behind Casa Colina’s highly successful ◆ John Rountree Sports Injury Thunder in the House annual fundraiser. Cameron Saylor ◆ About the Cover: Stroke Gene E. Tanzey ◆ In May 2009, a professional photographer visited Urinary Dysfunction the Casa Colina campus in Pomona, CA. In one day, Joseph Unis, M.D. ◆ Vestibular & he captured Casa Colina’s medical and rehabilitation Acquanetta Warren Balance Disorders staff as they provided care and therapy to patients of Mark Warren ◆ Work-related Injury all ages and diagnostic groups. These images offer an Chief of ◆ Wounds A Publication of Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation Foundation inside glimpse of Casa Colina’s continuum of care. Medical Staff 255 East Bonita Avenue, P.O. Box 6001, Pomona, CA 91769-6001 Christopher Chalian, M.D. e-mail: [email protected] ◆ www.casacolina.org 909/596-7733 or toll-free 800/926-5462 ◆ TDD-TTY-Q 909/596-3646 Letter from the President & CEO Casa Colina Hospital – A Rare Example in California People who visit Casa Colina frequently tell me that this is a house of miracles. We know the results that people achieve in treatment here are not miracles, but the product of hard work by patients and their families, clinical team coordination and the expertise asa Colina Hospital has a long-standing reputation of of highly qualified professionals and support staff. providing exceptional acute rehabilitation services for What is extraordinary is the environment we’ve created C more than 70 years. Today, it is the last independent, that consistently brings this level of freestanding, not-for-profit rehabilitation hospital remaining in care to so many people – now more California and one of only seven than 10,000 patients a year. left in the country. The bedrock is the leadership of In fact, there are only 224 our medical staff, which has increased acute rehabilitation hospitals in by 255% in the last decade. These the United States, including just physicians are critical because of their six remaining in California. clinical expertise and the support they Yet most of these facilities are for-profit or part of a healthcare offer within this professional or hospital group. Because Casa Colina is unwavering in its community. Working with them, we have attracted a therapy and support staff of more than 600 people, each person commitment to patient care, it remains a non-profit, chosen for the skill and dedication they bring. These are independent organization governed by a Board that resides gifted therapists, nurses, aides and technicians who work locally. So there is always a strong focus on what the one-on-one with patients every day, using evidence-based community needs – the highest level of rehabilitation care clinical pathways to guide patients toward practical results possible after unexpected injuries and illnesses. that literally change lives. They can happen to anyone at anytime. They may be But that is not all we have done in the last decade. complex in nature such as a brain injury, spinal cord injury, We have also created the structures that will take this Center stroke, or amputation – and can severely limit one’s mobility of Excellence forward: the Physician Clinics, Azusa Center, and independence. Patients with these injuries require Kittell Imaging Center, Outpatient Services, Transitional inpatient rehabilitation. Living Center, Casa Colina Hospital and so much more. At Casa Colina Hospital, These medical and rehabilitation facilities have succeeded patients receive medical care that beyond our expectations, and we are now planning the final orthopedic, neurological, and sports gyms as well as aquatic individual and group therapy each day. A day treatment and stage of construction on the Pomona Campus: an additional is supervised by a physician who 31 beds for Casa Colina Hospital, with complete operating is board-certified in physical therapy pools. They also use innovative new technologies found home and community programs are also offered. facilities and a medical office building. medicine and rehabilitation. at only a handful of facilities in The doctors, staff, and therapists are not only dedicated to Casa Colina has also taken a leadership role by working They lead a multi-disciplinary team of licensed nurses, the country, such as Bioness™ their patients, but the patients’ families and loved ones as well. with other institutions and educating our legislators about physical, occupational and speech therapists, psychologists, technology to improve mobility, So a case manager works closely with a patient’s caregivers to rehabilitation and the needs of persons with disabilities. neuropsychologists, and case managers who follow their and Neurocom™ equipment to coordinate a timely and successful discharge, including follow- We have had some notable successes that have enabled us patients’ progress closely to improve outcomes. improve balance. up care and home modifications, if necessary.