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YOU ARE improving YOU ARE

PATIENT CARE EMPOWERING OTHERS

W
e continue to rely on your support for St. John’s Hospitals so that we can continue to
improve patient care with the development of life-saving features and specialty services –
directly accessible in your community.

ST. JOHN’S ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER IN OXNARD
Your investment this year in state-of-the-art equipment has transformed how inpatient
therapy is provided to those who have suffered from strokes or other traumatic brain
injuries. At the Acute Rehabilitation Center located at St. John’s
Regional Medical Center, our new Dynavision is now indispensable in helping patients improve
hand-eye coordination, peripheral awareness and visual-motor reaction time. The computerized
system provides immediate feedback to patients who are relearning to work with their bodies, as
well as patient performance and evaluation data for review by physicians and therapists.
Sherry Wright’s interest in physical therapy resulted from personal experience when she
suffered a back injury in high school that kept her out of CIF finals. She realized how “cool”
it was to have someone get you back to life again. In the Acute Rehab Center, staff work as
therapists, coaches and counselors; cajoling and inspiring patients to achieve a little each day so
that they can get to a place of healing. Sherry explains, “So why do I do this job? When people
come here they feel vulnerable and don’t know what to expect. Their future is in our hands. Our
work is challenging and requires our team’s creative efforts to be successful, making even an
ordinary day at St. John’s Acute Rehab Center rewarding.”

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