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What is the difference in treating young and elderly stroke cases?
Friday, Mar 24, 2023

Stroke Rehab Times March 13, 2023 Here, in the final part of our three-part series on young stroke survivor Garrett Mendez, Dr Alyse Sicklick shares with SR Times her experience of treating...

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'I'm great. I'm alive.' Greenwich COVID survivor reflects on life and struggles since record hospital stay
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023

News 12 The Bronx By Marissa Alter March 16, 2023 George Kelakos, 66, of Greenwich has spent 40 years turning around businesses, bringing them back from disaster, as a lawyer and bankruptcy...

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Fog of long COVID lingers for CT patients three years into pandemic. ‘I will not get any (better)’
Monday, Mar 13, 2023

Newstimes By Sanda Diamond Fox March 12, 2023 BETHEL — For the most part, Rob Stowell's days working the cash register and unloading food from trucks at Trader Joe's in Danbury...

Press Releases

Feasibility Study Demonstrates Free Water Protocol May Improve Fluid Intake, Swallow-Related Function and Quality of Life for Dysphagia Patients in Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Settings
Thursday, Feb 23, 2023

WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, February 23, 2023 — Patients with dysphagia in long-term acute care hospital settings may benefit from a Free Water Protocol, according to a new feasibility study...

$10,000 Grant from Hartford Wolf Pack Foundation to Support the Gaylord Wolfpack Sled Hockey Program
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023

WALLINGFORD, CONN, January 24, 2023 — The Gaylord Sports Association, a program of the nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare system Gaylord Specialty Healthcare and the...

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Appoints Mitch Podob as Vice President of Human Resources
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023

WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, January 10, 2023 -- Gaylord Specialty Healthcare today announced that Mitch Podob, former Global Director of Human Resources, Americas, at CooperSurgical, Inc.,...

Blog Articles

“I thought I was safe; I learned I was not.”
“I thought I was safe; I learned I was not.”
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2023

Drew Pisano, 34, doesn’t remember anything about the accident that nearly killed him, but the clues left behind at the scene piece together the story of how his plans for a “quick...

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Stroke: What You Need to Know to Reduce Your Risk
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023

By Kimberly Levesque, PT, DPT, AIT Did you know that stroke is the #5 cause of death, and a leading cause of disability, in the United States? If you’re reading this, I am assuming...

Decoding Food Labels
Decoding Food Labels
Tuesday, Jan 03, 2023

By Alexa Marks, RD, CDN Have you ever walked the aisles of the grocery store and felt nothing but confusion? You’ve likely seen terms like ‘sell by,’ ‘best if used...

Gaylord News

3rd Q. 2023 Joseph A. Lindenmayer Employee of the Year Award Nominees
Monday, Jan 16, 2023

The 2023 3rd Quarter Nominees for the Joseph A. Lindenmayer Employee of the Year Award

A look back at Gaylord’s favorite stories of 2022
Thursday, Dec 29, 2022

A look back at Gaylord’s favorite stories of 2022. They made us cry, cheer and beam with pride. They are the stories and Gaylord media moments that defined 2022. Join us for a look...

The Big One
Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022

Published book and upcoming movie details former Gaylord patient’s journey to “shoot for the sun” after horrific accident. Author Mike Krysiuk of Westport is on a mission to...

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