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UPDATE ON CONDITION OF PATIENT JERRY CUNNINGHAM
Teen Injured by Bus in Pompano Beach Recovering at Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital
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Who:
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Seema Khurana, D.O., pediatric rehabilitation physician, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital; Michael Pinto, physical therapist, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital; Jennifer Rey, speech therapist, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital
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What:
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On May 10, Jerry Cunningham was run over by a bus in Pompano Beach and left critically injured. He spent a month in a Broward hospital, before being transferred to Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital on June 13, unable to walk and talk.
Jerry, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and multiple broken bones, has undergone intense physical, speech and occupational therapy at Jackson and made tremendous progress. He will be discharged on Thursday, July 11, and will continue outpatient therapy.
Jerry’s medical team will update media on his condition and his prognosis.
Photos and video of Jerry will be released.
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When:
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July
10, 2013, 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
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Where:
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Jackson Memorial Hospital
Clark Diagnostic Treatment Center, room 252
Corner of Northwest 12th Avenue and 19th Street
Miami, FL 33136
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Editor’s Note:
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Media can park outside of the DTC.
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Jackson Health System
1611 N.W. 12th Avenue Miami, FL 33136
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