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June 25, 2012
HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Patricia Neal’s awards on display at ‘her hospital’ in the case is the Golden GlobeÂŽ Neal earned for her role as Olivia Walton in the television movie “The Homecoming,â€? the pilot for the hit series “The Waltons,â€? and two British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. The medallion Neal received in 2005 after completing rehabilitation at the Center, which she affectionately called “my hospital,â€? is prominently displayed as well. When the rehabilitation center opened in 1978, Patricia Neal was a perfect choice to serve as its namesake. The academy awardwinning actor grew up in Knoxville and successfully resumed her acting career after an arduous rehabilitation from three strokes in 1965. “When the center opened, Ms. Neal lent us her name, but she gave us her heart,â€? says Center Medical Director Dr. Mary Dillon. Through the years, Neal was an integral part of the facility’s fundraising efforts and was a frequent presence in “her hospital.â€? “For more than 30 years, she came here meeting, greeting and encouraging our patients and giving accolades to our staff,â€? says Dr. Dillon. Now, with the opportunity to see her many awards ďŹ rsthand, Neal’s life will continue to inspire the patients and staff of Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.
Fort Sanders Regional President and Chief Administrative Officer Keith Altshuler; Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Vice President and Administrator Leslie Irwin; Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Medical Director Dr. Mary Dillon; and Fort Sanders Foundation Vice President of Development and Philanthropy Jeff Elliot stand next to the new permanent home of Patricia Neal’s Best Actress OscarŽ.
Patricia Neal received the Best Actress OscarŽ for the 1963 film “Hud� starring Paul Newman.
Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center earns accolades
Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is the first rehabilitation center in the nation to win four coveted Crystal Awards for Patient Satisfaction from Professional Research Consultants (PRC).
Not only is Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center home to an OscarŽ, TonyŽ and Golden GlobeŽ, the facility is also the home of a number of prestigious health care awards. The Center’s staff and volunteers have earned national, regional and state recognition for excellence in care and service. Al Kaye: This long-time PNRC Clinical Specialist was named a Knoxville Business Journal Healthcare Hero for his work with the Patricia Neal Innovative Recreation Cooperative, a program that helps people with disabilities to participate in
sports and leisure activities. Al Kaye and Wendy Callahan: Received the Covenant Health System Everest Award for Top Performers. Callahan, who is a Stroke Program Lead Speech Pathologist, is also a stroke survivor. She founded a stroke support group and the Center’s stroke peer visitation program. Karen Holland: Holland is a rehabilitation nurse and the director of the Knoxville Area “ThinkFirst� program that teaches children how to avoid dangerous play injuries. She is the recipient of the National Association of Rehabili-
tation Nurses (ARN) Case Management Role Award. Dennis and Pat Kimbrough: Stroke survivor Dennis Kimbrough and his wife volunteer with the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Stroke Peer Support Program. The couple received the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) Meritorious Service Award for Individual Volunteers. Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center: the ďŹ rst rehabilitation facility in the nation to win four Crystal Awards for Patient Satisfaction from Professional Research Consultants (PRC).
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Several Hollywood artifacts have a new home in Knoxville. The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is celebrating the arrival of an OscarÂŽ, TonyÂŽ, Golden GlobeÂŽ and other awards that reect Patricia Neal’s truly remarkable life. OfďŹ cials with the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center recently unveiled two displays featuring achievements and memorabilia donated to her namesake facility by the late Knoxville native. “After her death in 2010, Ms. Neal stated in her will that her many awards be permanently displayed in the hospital that has become her enduring legacy,â€? explains Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Marketing Director Jason Bowen. The OscarÂŽ Patricia Neal received for Best Actress in the 1963 ďŹ lm “Hudâ€? with Paul Newman can now be seen in its new home at the entrance to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, located on the fourth oor of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. The statuette is adjacent to a giant mural and display that pay tribute to Neal’s acting career and life as a stroke survivor. More than two dozen other awards are on display in the specially-constructed case in the main lobby of Fort Sanders, including the Antoinette Perry “TonyÂŽâ€? Award, given to Neal in 1947 for her Broadway debut in “Another Part of the Forest.â€? Also featured