04.26.13-Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital (EVRH) recently was ranked in the Top 10 percent of inpatient rehabilitation facilities nationally for the 5th consecutive year by the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR).

UDSMR is a not-for-profit corporation that was developed with support from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, a component of the U.S Department of Education. UDSMR administers the world’s largest medical rehabilitation database, providing the field with common language and measurement tools to monitor patient outcomes.

Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital was ranked from 789 inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the United States that qualified to be in the database.

"We are very happy to be recognized for this level of achievement," says Mike Phillips, CEO of Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital. "This level of recognition truly validates our patient care philosophy and is something our staff and community can take great pride in."

UDSMR ranks rehabilitation facilities based upon patient-care criteria that is:

• Patient-Centered
• Effective
• Efficient
• Timely

 
"This recognition for the 5th year in a row is a testament to the hard work, dedication, passion and exceptional care our staff  brings every day to meet the rehabilitation needs of Wyoming’s citizens," says Dr. Ryan T. Swan, EVRH Medical Director.

Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital has been a member of the Wyoming community since January 2008, treating patients recovering from strokes, head and spinal cord injuries, and other impairments caused by injuries or illness. Designed solely for the provision of specialized rehabilitative care, Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital is the only free-standing rehabilitation hospital in Wyoming.

4th Annual Stride Out Stroke, 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, May 11th 2013
Start/Finish at the Tate Pumphouse Trail Center Plaza,
located along the Platte River Parkway in Casper.


* $15 in Advance by May 6th
* $20 the Day of the 5K

Registration at 7:00 a.m.

Race begins at 8:00 a.m.

Raise Awareness of Stroke and
Celebrate Stroke Survivors and Caregivers

Call (307) 265-0005 for more details.

Click here for Registration Form

Stroke Support Group

Held monthly on the 4th Monday of the month.

Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital

"We Are Passionate Patient Caregivers"

and now offer...A place for Stroke Survivors and caregivers to make friends, socialize, help others and find meaning in life; by learning more about strokes, sharing experiences about strokes, and becoming inspired to move forward after a stroke.

All stroke survivors and caregivers are welcome.
Dinner will be served.
For more information call: 307-265-0005
WHERE: 5715 East Second Street
WHEN: 6:00-8:00 pm

FREE Stroke Screening
Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital will be offering a Free Stroke Screening to the community. No appointment is necessary for this event.

FREE Stroke Screening
Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital will be offering a Free Stroke Screening to the community. No appointment is necessary for this event.

The screening includes Stroke Risk Assessment, Carotid Ultrasound (if appropriate) and a consultation with Neurologist David Wheeler, MD.

For more information contact: Lisa Byrd, Stroke Program Coordinator 307-577-2713

7.7.11 - Elkhorn Valley names new CEO

Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital announced that Mike Phillips has been named as the rehabilitation hospital's new Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Phillips will oversee the operations of the hospital. His experience includes over 17 years of management and marketing experience working in both healthcare and human services industries including both long-term care and the acute care settings.

Mr. Phillips is a Casper native and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Wyoming. He also holds both a master's degree in management and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D.

10.1.10
Accident leads Rawlins woman to make lifestyle changes
by Nicholas DeMarino, Rawlins Daily Times

Sherril Bailey and Winston

Sherril Bailey, and her dog, Winston, made it through a harrowing ordeal in Bailey’s Rawlins home in late July and early August when Bailey fell in her home and was not discovered for seven days. On July 30, Bailey fell from the bottom stair of her Rawlins home into the 4-foot by 4-foot entryway by the garage. She remained there until Aug. 6 — seven days without food or water.

“I should have died,” she said, recounting the ordeal through tears. “I don’t know how long I spent there trying to get up, telling myself, ‘You stupid dope, why don’t you have one of those cell phones.’”

Bailey is 62 and lives alone, save her Shitzu Maltese, Winston. On the day of the fall, she’d returned from a doctor’s appointment regarding her upcoming right hip replacement. The hip pain forced her to favor her left leg, the leg on the side of her body partially paralyzed by a 1996 stroke.

Bailey fell sometime around 8 p.m. She was largely immobilized and had no emergency medical alert button or cell phone.
Click here to learn more.


Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital & The Platte River Parkway Trust Present the 1st Annual
STRIDE OUT STROKE 5K RUN/WALK SATURDAY JULY 10, 2010
The Run/Walk is scheduled to start at 8:00 A.M.
Registration can be mailed or dropped off by July 2nd to Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, STRIDE OUT STROKE, 5715 E. 2nd St Casper, WY 82609
Packets can be picked up at Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Friday, July 9th from 11:30-1:00. Race day registration and packet pickup is from 7:00-7:30.

Click here for Registration Form

FREE Stroke Screening - May 15
In recognition of Stroke Awareness Month (May), Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital will be offering a Free Stroke Screening to the community. No appointment is necessary for this event.

The screening includes Stroke Risk Assessment, Carotid Ultrasound (if appropriate) and a consultation with Neurologist David Wheeler, MD and Pete Siems, PA.

For more information contact: Lisa Byrd, Stroke Program Coordinator (307) 577-2713


4.16.10
FREE Bioness Screening at EVRH
Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital is offering a free screening on new advanced technology for hand dysfunction and foot drop for people living with Stroke, MA, Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury. If you are suffering from upper or lower extremity paralysis caused by central nervous system injury, you will find new treatment options with the Bioness technology. This event will take place on Tuesday, April 27th from 1:00 – 5:00 pm at Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 5715 East 2nd Street, Casper, WY. For a screening time, please call Wendi Blatt at (307) 268-7695.

12.15.09
The Casper Children's Chorale Sang at EVRH
Approximately 70 9- to 14-year-olds, led by Director Marcia Patton, performed for the patients of Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital.



The Casper Children's Chorale, along with 30 chaperones, will bus across the northwest on their way to the All Northwest Music Educators Conference in Spokane, Washington.

11.11.09
Robin Boles of Elkhorn Valley was Awarded Nurse of the Year
for Rehabilitation.
Click here to learn more.

02.26.08
Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital (EVRH) receives JACHO accreditation.

01.21.08
Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital (EVRH) admits first patient.