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By Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal staff            WALLINGFORD — Coming home from a month of hospitalization for coronavirus treatment in late April, Vic Gara was determined to get back to work but lacked stamina and sometimes was unable to remember his computer passwords. The first coronavirus patient to be discharged from Gaylord Specialty Healthcare on April 24, he’s become an evangelist for the hospital’s outpatient recovery program. The program aims to go beyond addressing the respiratory issues many COVID patients struggle with during recovery and also assist with the neurological, cognitive and physical complications.  READ MORE ONLINE

WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, October 27, 2020 – Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare system based in Wallingford, Connecticut, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded its twelfth consecutive Three-Year-Term of Accreditation from CARF International for its inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs. Gaylord is also the only entity in Connecticut – and is among just a few worldwide – to earn additional CARF accreditations for inpatient and outpatient spinal cord, stroke, and brain injury specialty programs. This decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be given to an organization and shows Gaylord’s substantial conformance to CARF International standards. To receive the Three-Year Accreditation, Gaylord has put itself through a...

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Names Quarterly DAISY Award Recipient
Kevin Boulier, RN, Recognized for Extraordinary Nursing Care