TIRR Memorial Hermann Journal Summer 2024 patient cover story

TIRR Journal Summer 2024


TIRR Memorial Hermann Journal Summer 2024 patient cover story

Our clinicians innovate in every patient interaction, and our researchers are leading the way in the use of advanced therapies. We are creating an innovation hub, an incubator to accelerate progress i...

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TIRR Memorial Hermann patient, Yani Jones, graduates from Xavier University.

Yani Jones Recovers from Near-Comatose State to Excel in Academics


TIRR Memorial Hermann patient, Yani Jones, graduates from Xavier University.

Aiyana “Yani” Jones came to the Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) Program at TIRR Memorial Hermann after autoimmune encephalitis left her in a near-comatose state. Yani had just been diagnosed with lup...

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TIRR Memorial Hermann Education Academy PDF Cover

Continuing Education Course Catalog


TIRR Memorial Hermann Education Academy PDF Cover

Courses through the Academy are offered either in-person, prerecorded for on-demand viewing, live streamed or a combination of these options.

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  • A deepening commitment to community engagement intended to promote healthy lifestyle choices has become a core focus of the TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation team.

    Community Outreach Engages Area Partners, Promotes Importance of Health

    A deepening commitment to community engagement intended to promote healthy lifestyle choices has become a core focus of the TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation team.

    A deepening commitment to community engagement intended to promote healthy lifestyle choices has become a core focus of the TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation team.

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  • Abana Azariah

    Disorders of Consciousness Program Maximizes Recovery for Patients with Brain Injuries

    The Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) Program at TIRR Memorial Hermann provides state-of-the-art care for patients in an unresponsive wakefulness or minimally conscious state.

    The Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) Program at TIRR Memorial Hermann provides state-of-the-art care for patients in an unresponsive wakefulness or minimally conscious state.

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  • Lindsey Harik, PhD

    State Grant to Enhance Workplace Safety and Neurobehavioral Program at TIRR Memorial Hermann

    The Texas Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded TIRR Memorial Hermann a nearly $200,000 grant to enhance workplace safety, reduce violence against nurses and improve care for brain injury patients.

    The Texas Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded TIRR Memorial Hermann a nearly $200,000 grant to enhance workplace safety, reduce violence against nurses and improve care for brain injury patients.

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  • Dr.  Farhaan Vahidy, PhD

    TIRR Researchers to Study Effect of Hospital Sleep Environment on Delirium

    Delirium is particularly common in the older adults who are critically ill and have preexisting dementia or cognitive impairment. The condition can be difficult to study due to its transient nature and as such there are no effective treatments.

    Delirium is particularly common in the older adults who are critically ill and have preexisting dementia or cognitive impairment. The condition can be difficult to study due to its transient nature and as such there are no effective treatments.

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  • TIRR Memorial Hermann patient with SCI injury takes mountain.

    Research Aims to Help People Aging with Spinal Cord Injury

    Due to enhancements in health care and technology, people with spinal cord injury (SCI) are living longer, and the need is increasing for research into how to best provide care as these individuals adapt to challenges brought on by aging. An SCI Model Systems grant, awarded to TIRR Memorial Hermann earlier this year, is enabling the development of an innovative health promotion program aimed at engaging people with SCI, providing them with tailored education and peer engagement designed to address their unique challenges.

    Due to enhancements in health care and technology, people with spinal cord injury (SCI) are living longer, and the need is increasing for research into how to best provide care as these individuals adapt to challenges brought on by aging. An SCI Model Systems grant, awarded to TIRR Memorial Hermann earlier this year, is enabling the development of an innovative health promotion program aimed at engaging people with SCI, providing them with tailored education and peer engagement designed to address their unique challenges.

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  • Rhonda Abbott

    Message from the CEO

    In my travels around the TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation network and throughout Houston and beyond, I meet many current and former patients whose lives have been changed as a result of the care they received from our providers.

    In my travels around the TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation network and throughout Houston and beyond, I meet many current and former patients whose lives have been changed as a result of the care they received from our providers.

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  • TIRR Memorial Hermann therapist and patient work side-by-side.

    Neuropsychology Education Program Rains Professionals of Tomorrow in an Underserved Field

    Neuropsychology remains an underappreciated and underserved field in the United States. There is a shortage of practitioners with the expertise needed to address unique and constantly evolving neuropsychological health care needs of patients recovering from life-altering brain injuries and illnesses.

    Neuropsychology remains an underappreciated and underserved field in the United States. There is a shortage of practitioners with the expertise needed to address unique and constantly evolving neuropsychological health care needs of patients recovering from life-altering brain injuries and illnesses.

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  • Dr. Shannon Juengst, PhD, CRC

    Multidisciplinary Collaboration & Focus on Community Guide Work at Brain Injury Research Center

    At TIRR Memorial Hermann’s Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC), Shannon Juengst, PhD, CRC, is spearheading efforts to explore the intersection of science, technology and community interaction in order to provide novel ways of caring for individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).

    At TIRR Memorial Hermann’s Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC), Shannon Juengst, PhD, CRC, is spearheading efforts to explore the intersection of science, technology and community interaction in order to provide novel ways of caring for individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).

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  • Angelle Sander

    Current Research Highlights at TIRR Memorial Hermann

    Explore our current research initiatives at TIRR Memorial Hermann.

    Explore our current research initiatives at TIRR Memorial Hermann.

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  • Gerard Francisco

    Message From the Chief Medical Officer

    The TIRR Memorial Hermann Disorders of Consciousness Program is yet another facet of the care services we offer that sets us apart from other health systems in the nation.

    The TIRR Memorial Hermann Disorders of Consciousness Program is yet another facet of the care services we offer that sets us apart from other health systems in the nation.

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Nationally Ranked Rehabilitation


For the 35th consecutive year, TIRR Memorial Hermann is recognized as the best rehabilitation hospital in Texas and No. 2 in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report's "Best Rehabilitation Hospitals" in America.

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