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Holy Cross Hospital Opens the Linda and Henry Haller

Physical Therapy Center

Holy Cross Hospital recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate a dona-
tion of $500,000 from the Haller Foundation, bestowed by Linda Haller, to renovate
the hospital's intensive rehabilitation unit (IRU) with state-of-the-art equipment and
technology.
The non-profit hospital’s new Linda and Henry Haller Physical Therapy Center,
located within the hospital’s 48-bed, in-patient IRU, provides rehabilitation for indi-
viduals recovering from serious conditions that affect their daily functioning and
independence, such as stroke, brain dysfunction, neurological impairments including
Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal cord dysfunction,
amputation, orthopedic disorders, car-
diac and pulmonary disorders, and trau-
ma, among other disabling impairments.
Intensive therapy intervention is deliv-
ered seven days a week by a group of The inpatient rehabilitation team with Holy Cross Hospital President and CEO Dr. Patrick
highly skilled therapists and board-certi- Taylor (second from the left) during the grand opening celebration of the hospital’s new
fied physiatrists. Linda and Henry Haller Physical Therapy Center.
The new rehabilitation equipment at
the Linda and Henry Haller Physical over ground.
Therapy Center includes: • A standing frame, which provides alternative positioning to sitting in a wheelchair
• The ZeroG® Gait and Balance by supporting patients in the standing position. Standing frames offer several physical
System, which protects patients from falls and/or psychological benefits for patients, ranging from maintaining bone density to
while providing dynamic body-weight preventing muscle atrophy and pressure ulcers caused by prolonged sitting.
support as patients practice walking, bal- • The SaeboVR, a virtual rehabilitation system focused on activities of daily living.
ance tasks, sit-to-stand maneuvers and The platform is designed to engage patients in both physical and cognitive challenges
Calimar Morales-Sanchez (left) climbing stairs. involving daily functional activities. In addition to interacting with meaningful every-
demonstrates Holy Cross Hospital’s new • LiteGait®, a gait training device that day tasks, the SaeboVR uses a virtual assistant that appears on the screen to educate
and facilitate performance by providing real-time feedback.
LiteGait® device as Sarah simultaneously controls weight bearing,
Crisanto assists. posture, and balance over a treadmill or

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