STREATOR – OSF HealthCare announced Kelly Anderson, a physical therapist at the OSF Center for Health in Streator, was recently presented with a Sunflower Award. Julie Pollett, a physical therapy patient, nominated Anderson.
“The Sunflower Award recognizes care team members outside of nursing for the extraordinary care they provide to those we serve, and Kelly is quite deserving,” said Jennifer Currier, director of Rehabilitation Service for OSF HealthCare Western Region.
The nomination explained that Pollet started physical therapy after a knee injury that eventually required surgery. “She wanted me to see my family doctor thinking I possibly had a Functional Neurological Disorder,” said Pollet. “I was sent to a neurologist, and sure enough, I was diagnosed with FND.”
Anderson, who has been with OSF HealthCare for five years, shared Pollet’s story at the FND conference that was held in Boston, Mass. “I felt honored, and she did a great job stating what FND is and how to help patients by using different therapies,” said Pollet, who lives in Streator, Ill.
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