Spirit award given by rehab patient

SEARCY — The Unity Health Foundation recently presented a Spirit of Unity Award to recognize the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Center staff.

Nelda Allison was a patient at the rehab facility and wanted to thank the unit for helping teach her to walk again and providing excellent care, she said. Allison’s Spirit of Unity recognition benefits the foundation’s Home Is Where the Heart Is campaign, specifically the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Center. The renovations include patient rooms, the family room and the dining room; gym-area remodels; and a new covered entrance, all with a homelike environment.

“The work the therapists do is just amazing,” Allison said. “I want the people who work for [Unity Health] — doctors, nurses, therapists, aides — to know how much I appreciate everything they did for me. I just think it is a wonderful place.”

The Spirit of Unity Award is a way for patients or family members of patients to show their gratitude by giving a gift in the employees’ honor to the Unity Health Foundation. These gifts go toward special projects and equipment upgrades that will help to ensure that Unity Health is here to care for patients for generations to come.

“The foundation is grateful for people like Ms. Nelda,” said Cassandra Feltrop, the foundation’s executive director. “They help us to continue to make improvements to our facilities to further provide for the health and well-being of our community.”