For most of his adult life, Tim Christensen worked as an electrician. In fact, Tim worked for the company that installed the electricity at Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Arizona (RHNA) during the hospital’s construction. He recalled working on the main unit during the installation and was familiar with the layout of the facility and the patient rooms.
Little did Tim know he would one day need RHNA’s services himself.
One November day, Tim was in a motorcycle accident. He sustained multiple fractures in the accident, including a T7-8 burst fracture of the spine, a right tibia/fibula fracture, a left ankle fracture, a right wrist fracture, and multiple rib fractures. The fracture to Tim’s spine resulted in paraplegia. He underwent several surgeries, and both of his legs were in external fixators for some time before eventually being removed.
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