Levels of Care

WHO WE SERVED

During the fiscal year July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital discharged a total of 579 patients on its SAR unit. A breakdown of discharges by diagnosis is illustrated below:

• * Neuro Rehab includes patients with SCI, BI, CVA, and other neurological conditions
  

OUTCOMES

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital utilizes several measurements to assess the outcomes of persons served on its SAR unit. There are no sub-acute specific benchmarks available for national comparisons. The outcomes described below are combined outcomes for all patients discharged from Madonna's SAR between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007.

83% of patients discharged to community settings after an average length of stay of 13 days. Patients made an average functional gain of 16.98 as measured on the FIM scale**.

94% of patients discharged from SAR rated their overall experience as "Excellent" or "Good". 97% of patients who responded to a telephone survey completed 3 months after discharge said they had maintained the gains they made during their stay at Madonna.

Learn more about Orthopedic 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. Maximum score on FIM is126.