Tiffany: Recovery from a Serious Accident

Tiffany was a happy 18-year-old who had just graduated from high school and was looking forward to starting her life. She lived with her parents, three brothers and two sisters and she loved music and dancing.

On May 31, Tiffany was involved in a serious accident. She was driving with a friend when the car struck a guardrail and she was ejected from the car. Tiffany was rushed to a nearby short-term acute care hospital emergency room with life threatening injuries including rib fractures and possible head trauma. Soon after her arrival in the emergency room, she required intubation and ventilator support. A CAT scan showed possible brain hemorrhage.

After 11 days in the short-term acute care hospital, Tiffany was transferred to Kindred Hospital Los Angeles for specialized continued care. Prior to being admitted to Kindred Hospital Los Angeles, she was taken off the ventilator and extubated.

Tiffany was admitted to Kindred Hospital Los Angeles on June 11 for physical therapy, treatment of a post-accident seizure disorder and observation for encephalopathy secondary to intracranial hemorrhage.

She spent several months at Kindred Hospital Los Angeles working with the rehabilitation staff, improving her mobility and cognitive abilities. Tiffany progressed from being wheelchair bound and non-verbal on admission to conversing appropriately and ambulating around the hospital and the surrounding grounds with minimal assistance from staff. Tiffany was finally transferred to an assisted living environment for young adults where she can continue to improve and eventually live an independent life.