OSWEGO — St. Luke Health Services recently announced it has appointed Teall Karn as assistant director of its Rehabilitation Therapy Department.
Karn is a graduate of Keuka College with a master’s degree in occupational therapy, who brings her extensive clinical experience in both short-term and long-term rehabilitation services in the skilled-nursing setting to the Oswego–based health-care provider.
“As Assistant Director I will work to ensure that our therapy team delivers high quality, holistic services to our patients,” Karn said in a news release. “As a licensed Occupational Therapist I will draw upon my experience to focus services on maximizing our patient’s ability to reach their individual goals of improving or maintaining their ability to perform daily activities.”
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Karn will join physical therapist Chuck Besa — who was recently named the new director of the St. Luke Health Services Rehabilitation Therapy Department — in leading a team of professionals that includes physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and therapy assistants.
St. Luke Health Services is a part of the St. Luke Family of Caring, an affiliation of community-based, not-for-profit health care and residential-service providers serving the greater–Oswego County area. It said it is the largest provider of residential skilled nursing and sub-acute rehabilitation services in Oswego County.