CareMeridian, a leading provider of post acute healthcare alternatives, today announced that CareMeridian Phoenix patient Patrick Parks was an Honorable Mention recipient of the annual Fred Brick Memorial Rehabilitant of the Year Award.

Sponsored by the Arizona Workers Compensation Claims Association (AWCCA), the Fred Brick Award recognizes an injured worker who has overcome significant obstacles and has reached his or her highest rehabilitation potential.

Patrick Parks suffered a traumatic brain injury as the result of a fall from scaffolding in a work-related accident in November 2008.  His doctors gave him a one-percent survival prognosis.  After multiple surgeries and being moved to a second hospital, he was admitted to CareMeridian Phoenix in June 2009, shortly after the facility opened.

His injury had affected everything from his memory and speech to motor skills.  Thanks to intensive care and therapy, Patrick progressed from a feeding tube to feeding himself and is now able to speak.

“Patrick has overcome incredible impediments since he came to CareMeridian, including depression,” said his nominator Karen Christiana, Regional Director of Business Development for CareMeridian Phoenix.  “The Fred Brick Award recognizes both the obstacles he has overcome and his many achievements in the rehabilitation process.”  In addition to the care and expertise of CareMeridian staff, Karen credits the support and strength of his wife Michelle.

Patrick recently attended his daughter’s soccer game for the first time since his injury and plans are now in process to discharge him to his home on a permanent basis.

CareMeridian’s interdisciplinary treatment team offers 24/7 service with a 4:1 patient to staff ratio, one of the highest in the Phoenix post acute market.  The team is comprised of physicians, nurses, case managers, social workers, therapists, activity directors and dietitians.

Established in 1992, the Fred Brick Memorial Rehabilitant of the Year Award was created in honor of Phoenix resident and business leader Fred Brick, who served as president of the Arizona State Chapter  of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP).

CareMeridian, a partner  of The MENTOR Network, provides cost-effective, sophisticated post acute care alternatives for catastrophically ill or injured patients of all ages.  With 16 facilities located throughout Northern, Central and Southern California, as well as in the Southwest locations of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona, CareMeridian provides a unique service delivery model, merging the aesthetics of a residential environment within the framework of state-of-the-art technology and personalized service from an experienced and skilled health care team.

The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain, spinal cord and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families in nearly 40 states. To learn more, visit www.thementornetwork.com.

Contact:
Dan Larson
Chief Development Officer
314.440.4257
dlarson@caremeridian.com