For over 100 years, Helen Hayes
Hospital has been nationally and internationally recognized
for excellence in rehabilitation medicine. Central to our
mission is a profound appreciation for the role of research
in identifying new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of injury and illness. While physical rehabilitation
provides our patients with a means to improve mobility and
function, it is research that will ultimately deliver the
cures for the disabilities they grapple with.
The incidence of stroke, osteoporosis, and other conditions will undoubtedly swell as the
baby boom generation ages. It is, therefore, incumbent on
us to search for the breakthroughs that will alleviate the
effects of disability.
Just as our hospital has played a leadership
role in rehabilitation, the scientists who lead our research
centers have played a prominent role in both basic and clinical
research in their respective fields. Their groundbreaking
work has been well published and presented at scientific meetings
around the world. Gratefully, their commitment is fostered
by tremendous support from the federal and state government,
and numerous public and private foundations, corporations
and organizations.
The hospital's mission and research initiatives
share a common bond: the ability to shape the future of rehabilitation
medicine in the 21st century. |
