Whitman Hospital trying out new patient care techniques

Lois Scholz holds up a belt she and Nurse Kaye Gorton use to help her walk after her knee Surgery

Backed by a state-wide hospital organization, the Whitman Hospital is making some changes from the ground up in an attempt to better prepare in-care patients for home recovery.

Their aim is to decrease the chances of a patient being re-admitted, said Whitman chief clinical officer, Denise Fowler.

Two patient rooms have been tested since October, and if all goes well, Fowler hopes to take the program to all of the 25 hospital’s patient rooms soon.

Specifically for in-care patients, the new program...