Program helping get patients out of bed at Alberta hospitals improving recovery time: study

A recent study shows a program adapted from the U.K. is making a difference when it comes to patient recovery in Alberta hospitals. End PJ Paralysis is currently offered at all Calgary adult hospitals, along with several Edmonton zone hospitals and High River Hospital. It aims to get patients out of bed, dressed in their own clothes and moving as much as possible. “In a gown, you feel like you’re sick, like you’re a patient. Getting dressed is a step in the right direction,&rdq