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Strata-gee Founder Hospitalized After Suffering Injuries in Accident on Monday

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Strata-gee founder and chief content creator Ted Green at JFK University Medical Center

**STORY UPDATED**

Strata-gee Founder & Chief Content Creator Ted Green was hospitalized on Monday after suffering injuries from an accident early Monday morning. Green remained hospitalized through Wednesday evening following three intensive days of extensive testing, treatment, and recuperation.

**Click here to see the latest update below the main story, posted on May 11, 2025.

Learn more about the Strata-gee founder’s situation…

Hi Strata-gee fans, it’s me, Ted. I’m sorry for that rather formal-sounding introduction to this post, but it succinctly sums up what a week I’ve had.

As I write this, it is Wednesday afternoon, and I’m still in the hospital. I’ve been here since Monday morning. And finally, after three days of testing and treatment, there is talk of possibly releasing me later tonight. Possibly…

Breaking News…Me! (Yikes)

I know that many of you have been reaching out to me and no doubt have been wondering why I haven’t responded. I am hoping that this post will serve to explain that here, and very much beg your forgiveness for being so unusually incommunicado.

This is going to be a different kind of story than you typically receive from me. Believe me, I don’t like being the BREAKING NEWS of any issue of Strata-gee. In my view, Strata-gee has never been about me. It’s about you, the reader. My goal is to give you the best that I can muster of my knowledge, research, and experience, to help all of us navigate the twists and turns of this crazy technology industry.

A Story with a (Hopefully) Happy Ending

Today, I’m afraid, I’m being forced to focus on me. I hope you’ll understand.

Let me start by saying this, I’m fine…or as close to fine as I can be after the events of this week. This has been an incredibly stressful event for my family and me – and when you’re in the middle of going through it…you just don’t know how it’s going to end. Some of the potential endings doctors were contemplating were not very happy…

Fortunately, our ending looks like it will be a reasonably happy one. But it was pretty scary at the beginning.

Monday Morning – The Beginning

As some of you know, my exercise of choice is power walking, generally 2 or 3 miles a day. It’s a great form of exercise, full of invigorating sunshine and fresh air…especially in the spring.

However, it is not completely risk-free, as I have written about before. In that story from years ago, I talked about how – despite copious amounts of research on how to remain safe when walking on roadways – I was clipped by a car turning onto a road in front of me. It was a wake-up call. I have remained vigilant ever since then.

This past Monday, the weather was clear with abundant sunshine and flowers and leaves springing out everywhere. I was having an exceptional workout that morning with mile timings near personal highs.

Let’s Start Here: A Clear, Dry, Sunny Monday in May

For a lot of reasons, some obvious, some not so obvious – I’m not going dig deep into the details of the start of this accident. What matters more are the results of what occurred and their greater ramifications.

So here is where we’ll start. I was nearly finished on the last lap of my three-mile walk that morning when suddenly and unexpectedly, I found myself thrust through the air and hitting the pavement. I barely had time to get my arms up to try and break the fall. As a result of that, I have multiple wounds on my palms, knuckles, knees, and along the backs of my arms, along with a nasty open wound on the back of my shoulder. I landed hard on my shoulder which, though not broken, has been a continual source of pain since then. But what was most concerning for doctors was the fact that my head hit the cement…hard. I had open wounds on my face along the eyebrow ridge, on the forehead, and on my right cheek. In fact, doctors initially thought I might have broken or dislocated my jaw which was seriously swollen.

Lying in the Middle of the Street is Not a Good Place to Be

I was stunned and temporarily paralyzed. Coming to, even though I was dazed and confused (Whoa, What the hell just happened?!) my first sensation was pain (especially shoulder and head) and my second thought was, “This is not good.” I wisely sensed that lying in the middle of the street was not a good place to be, so I slowly picked myself up, got off the road, and stumbled back home.

I was experiencing an intense headache. Reaching out, I talked to my wife at work and she suggested I call our doctor to get a recommendation on what painkiller I can take for my debilitating headache. She would dress my wounds when she got off of work. But when I reached my doctor’s office, the staff member who answered immediately insisted I have someone take me to the emergency room. She noted that: I’m older, I fell, I hit my head, and I am experiencing an intense headache. To her it was obvious – get myself to the emergency room, ASAP. As soon as my son saw me, he instantly agreed to drive me to the ER.

Doctors Had Two Areas of Concern

Little did I know that this was to be a long journey – not the 2.5-3.0 mile drive to the hospital, but the stay at the hospital. The wounds would be easy to dress and heal. But doctors had a bigger challenge, find out what caused this incident. For doctors, there were only two areas of significant concern. Those two areas were the brain…and the heart…both really important organs that are some of my favorites!

I ended up spending three full days at the hospital as doctors ordered an exhaustive series of tests – exhaustive for me, at least. At the same time, the nursing staff closely monitored my condition – I was constantly hooked up to telemetry – while they cared for my wounds. I was delayed in receiving pain-relieving medications as they might impact test results. So for me – at least initially – the pain was a constant, sleep was elusive, and the scary possible prognoses being discussed with doctors added to the stress of it all.

Doctors Order Me to Relax; Masimo and Sonos Will Have to Wait

The bottom line, all that testing served to eliminate some of the scariest possibilities, and doctors settled on a new medication regime addressing underlying issues for me to follow. I’m able to take painkillers as needed now and am feeling better on my new medication regime. However, the doctors have insisted I need a few more days of recuperation and I think I had better listen to them.

Yes, I know that a ton of Masimo and Sonos news has broken. And you know I would have – and should have – loved to be the one to break those stories and provide you with my assessment. But higher priorities have prevailed.

Helping me recuperate is a multiple-award-winning nurse…who happens to be my wife. I couldn’t be in better hands!!

My Focus at the Moment

I will write about those stories and more…starting next week. Right now, I am just happy to still be here. Focusing on my recuperation…and gathering with my family, whom I succeeded in scaring the hell out of, is all I’m focusing on right now.

I will get back to those of you who reached out to me as soon as I can. I can’t wait…you guys are really important to me!!

THANKS!!!

I want to wrap up by thanking the doctors, nurses, assistants, and the entire staff of JFK University Medical Center in Edison, NJ. Everyone I interacted with – EVERYONE – from a department head doctor…to a transport person…demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to excellence in patient care and empathy. The level of consistency in excellence throughout the facility is truly impressive.

I want to thank Dr. Robert Panebianco, who personally took charge of marshaling and coordinating the vast and varied available resources to ensure I received the best care delivered at the highest efficiency – in an overt effort to get me home as quickly as possible with a positive outcome.

Finally, a big thanks to all of you for giving me time to get past this event and back to the job that I love…serving the information needs of Strata-gee readers!!

Ted

UPDATE – May 11, 2025

THANK YOU for all the messages of support. I so very much appreciate it! I originally wrote this story to explain to you why I was so unproductive this week. But so many of you reached out via comments here, as well as via texts, emails, and phone messages – it truly caught me by surprise. You are all too kind…and you touched my heart!

A few readers asked me if I’d been able to return home, so I decided to post this update. Yes, I am home. The hospital staff (and my doctor) made good on their promise to release me on Wednesday evening.

How wonderful it is to be back home.

While the hospital took good care of me, their routines often resulted in sleep deprivation. Every night at midnight and 4:00 AM it was necessary for them to rouse me up to take my vital signs. At 6:30 AM, it was time for them to take new blood samples. Between these actions, ongoing pain making it difficult to relax, and being in a strange place – sleep was elusive. So being at home helps immensely.

I’m still experiencing pain, but am able to take medications to control it. Every day is a little better…I wish the progress was quicker, but my nurse assures me I’m progressing nicely.

Finally, I call the photo at the top of the main article my “proof of life” photo. My wife took that to send to my kids to reassure them that I was in the hospital and receiving treatment. But I was in pain and, as you can probably tell, not very happy.

Compare that to the photo below…back at home. I think the expression says it all.

Again, thank you all for your patience and understanding with my crazy events of the past week, and the continuing ramifications of that.

I plan on trying to work back into a more normal production schedule this week, but please bear with me…my stamina is down. It may take another week or two to get back to where I was before. I will also be slowed down by further follow-ups with various doctors. But I can’t wait to get started!

Finally, Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there…very special people indeed!

Ted

Reader Interactions

Comments

    • Ted says

      Thanks Peter…things seem to finally be moving in the right direction this week. For now trying to relax and be ready to shift in high gear next week.

      Ted

      Reply

  2. Gary Yacoubian says

    So sorry this happened Ted!! Here’s to a speedy and complete recovery. You and your family are in my thoughts.

    Reply

  3. Jeff Francisco says

    Wow. Sorry to hear the news. A Ted and Car merger is not the story we want to hear. I’m glad to hear things look good for your recovery. Take care of yourself first. We can all wait for industry news, although we will be happy to have your great coverage when you return. All the best!

    Reply

    • Ted says

      Thanks Jeff… Trying to focus on recuperation but it’s hard to miss such a consequential news week. But, there’s always next week! Thanks for reaching out!

      Ted

      Reply

  4. Shawn O'Connell says

    Ted
    Praying for a speedy recovery, you know that you can not keep a Good man down.
    Sincerely
    Shawn,Mary and Penelope

    Reply

  5. Mike Strange says

    Wow Ted, that’s some headline. Happy to hear you are on the mend and nothing is broken. Best wishes.

    Reply

  13. John says

    Oh no, so sorry Ted. Be well, heal fast. This sound eerily similar to a friend of mine (PhD, audio industry) who was bicycling with his wife. Next moment, they were both on the ground, waking up with several injuries that took months to heal. They weren’t on the street, but on a bike trail. To this day, they have no idea what happened.

    Reply

  16. Josh Christian says

    Hi Ted,

    Man, you have had a rough week! I hope the doctors figure this out fast for you and it’s something simple to treat. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hang in there!

    Reply

    • Ted says

      Thanks Josh…Yes, it has been an incredibly tough week. And painful. But things are definitely looking up!

      Ted

      Reply

    • Ted says

      Dave…yes, bless our doctors and nurses indeed. These are truly angels-on-earth. Not only is the quality of care impressive, the compassion they show someone like me – a total stranger – is amazing. And the mental trauma one goes through in these incidents is raw. These very special people – shout out to Sandra in the JFK COU – really touch your heart and help you back from the brink.

      Thanks for your message, Dave.

      Reply

  18. Tony Savona says

    Hey Ted:

    Sorry to hear about your terrible week, but glad you are on the mend! I’m looking forward to reading your takes on all that has been going on when you are up for it!

    Best,
    Tony

    Reply

    • Ted says

      Thanks Tony…Yes, anxious to get back in the swing of things, but the physical and mental path back seems more substantial than I’d like.

      But I’m working on it. Thanks for your thoughts!

      Reply

  19. Lucette Nicoll says

    Yikes! Ted, that’s quite a story! I hope you will be on your feet in no time. Having a wife who is a nurse is such a blessing. All the best to you!

    Reply

    • Ted says

      Thanks Lucette…You are my inspiration as someone who came back stronger than ever from far greater challenges!

      Reply

  22. Doug Henderson says

    Wow! Very sorry you have had to go through all of this. Was this a hit and run? If so, that’s despicable. My son was recently hit by an e-bike in Central Park traveling at high speed. These things are the latest scrouge. He was knocked out, had a fractured skull, fractured eye socket and fractured hand (which required 3 screws to repair). Thankfully, he is also well on the mend. But stories like yours and his are a reminder to be extra cautious when walking or riding near roadways.

    Reply

    • Ted says

      Doug,

      First, and, most importantly, please pass along to your son my heartfelt wishes for his speedy and full recovery. Let him know that I am a fellow brother-in-arms in the battle to come back from the pain and the trauma…to some semblance of “normal.” Be aware, Dad, the physical wounds will heal faster than the mental wounds. I know this well, my head wounds, which were very ugly right after the accident, are healing almost miraculously quickly. But let’s just say, my head trip looks to be a longer journey.

      Thanks for reaching out. When I posted my story, I thought I was reaching out simply to explain to the Strata-gee community why I was suddenly unproductive. It is truly touching to receive so many messages that readers care.

      Ted

      Reply

  23. Donna Cusano says

    Hi Ted…my earlier note evidently didn’t go through. Glad to hear you’re on the mend and the folks at JFK took good care of you. Coming from a certain segment of healthcare, I hear more bad stories than good! My best wishes for fast recovery and no lasting damage to the airframe!

    Reply

    • Ted says

      Thanks so much Donna…Bad timing for all the news going on last week, but there’s never a good time for an event like this. Working my way back!

      Reply

  24. DARYL FRIEDMAN says

    Ted,
    I’ve been traveling for a few days and am just seeing this news. I’m so sorry this happened to you and wish you a speedy recovery.

    Daryl

    Reply

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