Levels of Care

Long Term Acute Care Hospital: Outcomes

WHO WE SERVED

During the fiscal year July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital discharged a total of 893 patients on its LTACH unit. A breakdown of discharges by diagnosis is illustrated below:

Cardiac 194
Pulmonary 178
Wound & Burn 67
Stroke 118
Orthopedic 104
Neuro Rehab* 63
Other Complex Medical 169
  • * includes brain injury, spinal cord injury and neurologic patients

OUTCOMES

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital uses several measurements to assess the outcomes of persons served. These outcomes are compared with national LTACH benchmarks compiled by the National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH). The outcomes described below are outcomes for all patients discharged from Madonna's LTACH between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007.

Discharge to Community: 47% of patients discharged to a community setting, which compares favorably with the NALTH benchmark of 44%.

Functional Gain: On average, LTACH patients made a gain of 16.68 points on the FIM scale* which was above our facility goal of 15.

Ventilator Weaning: 64% of ventilator patients successfully weaned in an average of 17 days. Click here to read more about Pulmonary Program Outcomes.

Wound Healing: 90% of patients with chronic or slow-healing wounds showed a positive change on the PUSH (Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing) tool. Click here to read more about Wound Program Outcomes.

Satisfaction: 94% rated their experience as "Excellent" or "Good" overall

Maintenance of Gain: Of those who responded to a telephone survey completed 3 months after discharge, 94% responded that they had maintained the gains made during their hospitalization.

Click here to read more about CARES Cardiac Program Outcomes.

* FIM is a 7-point tool used by rehabilitation hospitals throughout the nation to assess a patient's function in 18 areas, including self-care, bowel and bladder function, transfers, locomotion, communication and cognition.

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South St. • Lincoln, NE 68506
Phone: (402) 489-7102 • Toll-Free: (800) 676-5448
E-mail: info@madonna.org
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