Schutter is a new year, a new beginning, and things will change.” “This Swift –Taylor mental health field and is a welcome addition to our team BRC. Karen Kwapis, NP Our medical team also experienced a New Faces vacancy after Mary McKinstry’s retirement in May 2012. Karen A number of new faces have emerged Kwapis, NP, joined our team from the at the Blind Center this year. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation We welcome these new staff with unit here at Hines, and is very familiar friendship and camaraderie. with Adult and Geriatric medicine in Rehabilitation. She brings a wealth of is not a matter of “Destiny experience to our unit, we are happy change; it is a matter of to have her. choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” -William Jennings Bryan Laurie Schmitt, Ph.D. With Dr. Paul Fedirka’s retirement, the Linda Kolendowicz, R.N. Center multidisciplinary team Our night shift nursing crew has was missing our team Psychologist. changed significantly. Filling in As mentioned in the 2012 Fall Issue behind Chris DiPompeo, LPN, who of the TORCH, Dr. Schmitt comes to retired December 2011, is Linda us from Hines VA Spinal Cord Injury Kolendowicz, RN who comes to us Unit. She offers 20 years in the from Hines Medical Intensive Care
Schutter “This is a new year, a new beginning, and things will change.” –Taylor Swift New Faces A number of new faces have emerged at the Blind Center this year. We welcome these new staff with friendship and camaraderie. “Destiny is not a matter of change; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” -William Jennings Bryan Laurie Schmitt, Ph.D. With Dr. Paul Fedirka’s retirement, the Center multidisciplinary team was missing our team Psychologist. As mentioned in the 2012 Fall Issue of the TORCH, Dr. Schmitt comes to us from Hines VA Spinal Cord Injury Unit. She offers 20 years in the mental health field and is a welcome addition to our team BRC. Karen Kwapis, NP Our medical team also experienced a vacancy after Mary McKinstry’s retirement in May 2012. Karen Kwapis, NP, joined our team from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation unit here at Hines, and is very familiar with Adult and Geriatric medicine in Rehabilitation. She brings a wealth of experience to our unit, we are happy to have her. Linda Kolendowicz, R.N. Our night shift nursing crew has changed significantly. Filling in behind Chris DiPompeo, LPN, who retired December 2011, is Linda Kolendowicz, RN who comes to us from Hines Medical Intensive Care
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