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Riverside occupational therapy maintains staffing; department billed an estimated $76,000 last year
Summary
Riverside occupational therapy director told commissioners the department of two full‑time OTs performs bedside swallowing assessments and other services, and staff reported roughly $76,000 in billable revenue beyond the base nursing rate through December projections.
Christine Tiernan, occupational therapy director at Riverside, presented the occupational therapy budget and services to Strafford County commissioners. Tiernan said the OT team consists of two full‑time therapists who perform evaluations on admission, swallowing assessments (using a contracted dysphagia tool) and individualized adaptive services…
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