03/16/2026
Noel C Smith was living at home alone. He is a CEO of a company. He was undergoing a spiritual fast and went unresponsive at home 01/01/2026, thankfully someone was at home with him when this happened. 911 was called and they began CPR. EMS arrived and they continued CPR and intubated in the field. Noel was found to have bilateral pulmonary embolisms and suffered anoxic brain injury. He was initially admitted into the ICU. His hospital stay lasted 25 days and when he was medically stable, he was discharge to Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital to focus on his rehabilitation. When he came to LRH he required the extensive assistance of 2 people for his daily tasks, mobility and he was not able to walk. He worked with Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy over the course of his stay at LRH. He made amazing progress and even though he wasn’t ready to go home alone just yet he progressed to 1 person assist with his ADLs, mobility and he is now walking around 200 feet using walker with someone by his side. Noel, stated he was excited for a "New Beginning", he wanted to share that the therapists are top notch and really care about your physical development. He even cracked a joke and said " You really get your money's worth, even if Insurance is paying". It was a great pleasure to meet you Noel and thank you for choosing LRH to be apart of your journey.