TriVent Healthcare Blog
Staff Spotlight: Jennifer Walton
Dedicated to helping patients along their journey to ventilator liberation, the TriVent Healthcare team consists of devoted individuals who are fully immersed in providing industry-leading care. This includes Jennifer Walton, Chief Financial Officer of TriVent...
Drawing a Line in the Stats: Weaning Vs. Liberating
I recently attended a conference where I had the opportunity to meet with other executives in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation industry. One particular attendee informed me that his organization had a wean rate of approximately 85%. I was extremely impressed as our...
TriVent Healthcare Q&A
TriVent CEO Sam Nimah TriVent Healthcare (formerly Special Care Providers) recently rebranded to better express its three-pronged approach to ventilator rehabilitation. TriVent CEO Sam Nimah provides insight into the new name below. Q: Why TriVent and what does...
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Renews Ventilator Liberation Agreement with TriVent Healthcare
TriVent Healthcare (Formerly Special Care Unit) recently signed a new five-year agreement to continue operating its Special Care Unit at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. The acute, multidisciplinary unit is solely dedicated to liberating patients from...
Special Care Unit Announces Rebranding, Changes Name to TriVent Healthcare
New name and logo better express company’s three-prong approach to ventilator rehabilitation Special Care Unit, the industry-leading provider of ventilator liberation services, has completed an extensive rebranding effort to more closely align with the “uncommon”...
Staff Spotlight: Chris Chapman
As the leader in ventilator liberation, Special Care Providers needs a top-notch team to provide industry-leading care to patients. Chris Chapman, Respiratory Manager at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, is exceeding these standards every single day....
UAB patient shares difficult experience to warn others of the dangers of scleroderma
Katie Hooks, 23, was living a pretty normal life, until the morning she woke up with her face swollen shut. Soon after, she was on a ventilator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, unable to speak or move. Hooks’ journey to UAB Hospital began with what she thought was just an allergic reaction. She took some allergy medicine to try to mitigate the swelling of her face. But as the days went on, the swelling progressed to the rest of her body. She could not breathe, her body became stiff, and within months, she had completely lost her mobility and independence.
Complex Ventilator Patients: Four insights on challenges and protocols to reduce readmissions
Managing critically ill, medically complex ventilator patients with multiple comorbidities poses significant challenges related to throughput, length of stay, readmissions and risk of hospital-acquired conditions. During Becker's Hospital Review's 12th Annual Meeting...
Staff Spotlight: Jimmy Stout
When Jimmy Stout joined the Special Care Unit (SCU) team at UAB Medicine in 2017 he was amazed by how well the team worked together, supporting each other and the patients. Jimmy Stout Today, that collaboration is a vital component of his role as the SCU Quality and...
Former University of Alabama Birmingham lineman & SCU patient inspires hundreds to get vaccinated
https://youtu.be/wfWyoDJJADw After spending 79 days in the hospital and 39 on a ventilator due to Covid-19, one Special Care Unit patient, Justin Moon, is on a mission to encourage everyone who is eligible to get the vaccine. “We were unsure of the vaccine, and we...
Special Care Unit Celebrates 5 Years of Success at UAB Medicine
Special Care Unit (SCU) is proudly celebrating five years of partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center. Phillip Morris and Horace Seldon In 2016, SCU opened at UAB Medicine and...
Covid-19 Patient Credits Recovery to PCU’s Aggressive Rehab Tactics
Javier Lastra On July 13, 2020, Javier Lastra tested positive for Covid-19. On the 10th day, after losing his sense of taste and smell, his oxygen levels dropped dangerously low and he was rushed to the hospital. “I thought I was having a major anxiety attack, but it...