Linda Alexander Joins Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan’s Senior Management Team
March 25, 2010 by Clark Young
Filed under Healthy Happenings
Detroit, MI – DMC’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan is pleased to announce that Linda Alexander, RN, BSN, MBA has joined its senior management team as Administrative Director of Post Acute Services and Physician Relations. In this role, Linda will be responsible for overseeing RIM’s post acute continuum as well as overseeing referral services and case management functions.
Prior to joining RIM, Linda served as a Senior Healthcare Consultant for Plante & Moran Resources Associates, LLC. However, Linda is no stranger to the DMC. From 2006 to 2009, she served as Administrative Director, Clinical Resource Management and Strategic Initiatives for Harper University and Hutzel Women’s hospitals.
Alexander, received her nursing degree from the University of Detroit and her MBA in Human Resources/Organizational Development from Wayne State University.
Mike Utley to fund Scholarships for Persons Recovering from Spinal Cord Injuries at DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
February 5, 2010 by Contributor
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Former Detroit Lion, Mike Utley, is supporting scholarship opportunities for persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to maximize their recovery and improve their quality of life.
Through the generous support of the Mike Utley Foundation, Utley will be funding three scholarships to Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM). The Scholarships will provide qualifying recipients with one free month of intense therapy and fitness training. The program will include nutrition consultations, physical therapy, personal training and biofeedback therapy.
As a leader in the treatment of spinal cord injury, RIM sees more SCI patients than any other program in Michigan, including the most complex cases. RIM is also home to the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery (CSCIR). The CSCIR is one of the first hospital-based programs of its kind in the U.S. to provide long-term, high-intensity, activity-based therapy, to optimize health and function in persons with spinal cord injury. The program incorporates the latest scientific research and innovative therapeutic techniques, in the quest to make recovery from spinal cord injury a reality.
Utley, was paralyzed during an NFL game in 1991. In the years since his injury he has inspired others with his own drive, determination and incredible motivation to strive for optimal physical performance.
“Dedicating myself one hundred and ten percent to physical therapy and strength training is a big part of who I am and how much I have been able to achieve since my injury, says Utley. “That is why, I am so excited to be working with the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan to bring this opportunity to other individuals with spinal cord injuries so that they too can have the opportunities and tools for success.”
Applications are now being accepted for the Mike Utley Scholarships. To download the scholarship application form, please visit www.RIMrehab.org. Under Community Programs, select Mike Utley Scholarship. The deadline for submitting the application is April 1, 2010.
DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan helps former patient compete in 267 mile wheelchair race
July 6, 2009 by Editor
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Detroit – Paraplegic, Scott Davidson from Shelby Township, is getting ready to compete in the Sadler’s Midnight Sun Challenge—the longest, hardest and most grueling wheelchair/handcycling race in the world. The race takes place over a 6- day period from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska starting July 19.
This will be Davidson’s 5th Sadler’s Challenge, he won the race in 2007 in a time of 15 hours, 1 minute, however he contemplated not competing this year because lack of sponsorship money— that is until DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) agreed to sponsor his trip. Scott was a patient at RIM in 1974 following his motorcycle accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury.
Davidson will be making a stop at RIM’s Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery on Thursday, July 9, from 11:00 am -12:30 pm. RIM will present Davidson with a check for $1600. Davidson will also meet with other spinal cord injury patients at RIM to share his inspiring message of hope and perseverance. RIM is located at 261 Mack, Detroit, MI, on the campus of the Detroit Medical Center.
“I really appreciate the connection to RIM as I believe this sponsorship comes full circle as I was a patient there 35 years ago. At RIM I learned how to live and take responsibility for my life and now it is where I can give back,” says Davidson.
Davidson, an accomplished wheelchair racer and handcyclist, has been competing locally, nationally and internationally since 1990. In 2007 Scott was named an alternate for the USA Hand Cycling Team for the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing and represented the USA Hand Cycling Team in the Tour De France.
He was also inducted into the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame in 2008. The Hall of Fame is on display at DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.
