Chaundice, a patient at Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland, smiles while seated and wearing a black hoodie. The image includes the hospital logo and the text 'Success Story: Chaundice Medcalf.

Chaundice Medcalf

Before her accident, Chaundice Medcalf lived an active life. She loved reading, hiking, shopping, and spending time with friends. But everything changed after a serious car accident left her with multiple traumatic injuries, including a complex pelvic fracture, several broken bones, and internal injuries.

Sterling, Rehab Director at Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland, stands in navy scrubs with folded arms. The image includes the hospital logo and the text: 'Restoring Strength in Critical Care: Q&A with Our Rehab Director, Sterling.

Restoring Strength in Critical Care: Q&A with Vibra Specialty Hospital’s Rehab Director

From a young age, Sterling knew he wanted to work in healthcare. What began as an early interest has evolved into a lifelong passion for helping others, which now drives his work as the director of rehabilitation at Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland.

Graphic with headline “Patient Becomes Employee.” A photo of Matt J., Patient Ambassador at Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland, is featured along with his name and title.

Matt Jester: Patient to Patient Ambassador

Matt’s journey from patient to patient ambassador at Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland shows the power of hope, healing, and recovery.

James at Vibra Hospital

James Sizemore

Earlier this year, James began to feel unwell, prompting his son to take him to the emergency room at Providence Milwaukie Hospital. What started as a vague sense of discomfort quickly became life-threatening. James was intubated and transferred to OHSU, where doctors diagnosed him with critical aortic valve stenosis, pulmonary hypertension, and a type of heart attack known as type 2 myocardial infarction.

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Jon White

Early one September morning, Jon White’s life changed forever. Jon was a busy man with a loving wife and children. But unfortunately, Jon also carried a familial burden: early-onset heart disease. That fateful morning, Jon’s worst nightmare came true.

Christiana Jones

When she arrived at Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland, Christiana was so weak that she didn’t even have the strength to sit for her dialysis treatments.

Duane Ray

Duane Ray has always been a fighter. The former police officer and Navy Seal knows what it takes to fight for his life, and in September 2020, he faced one of his biggest challenges.

Aaron Haskins

A fall left Aaron with multiple brain bleeds and several skull fractures. His wife, Melanie, was told he wouldn’t survive. But Aaron had other plans.

Matt Jester

If you knew Matt Jester before 2016, you would recognize him as a business owner, a husband and father skilled in martial arts, and a man who could bench press an impressive amount! That description disappeared when Matt’s pancreas split, spilling poison into his system and leaving him in critical condition.