WHO WE SERVED
During the fiscal year July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital discharged a total of 652 patients on its LTACH unit. All were adults over 18 yeras of age.
| Cardiac |
79 |
| Pulmonary |
188 |
| Wound |
66 |
| Rehab Diagnoses* |
96 |
| Other Complex Medical |
223 |
- * includes patients with orthopedic injuries, brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke or neurologic conditions
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, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
Discharge to Community: 46.4%% of patients discharged to a community setting, which compares favorably with the NALTH benchmark of 44%. An additional 9.6% gained the strength and medical stability necessary for transfer to an acute rehabilitation hospital.
Functional Gain: On average, LTACH patients made a gain of 16.1 points on the FIM scale* after an average length of stay of 26.5 days.
Ventilator Weaning: 58.8% of ventilator patients successfully weaned in an average of 16 days. Click here to read more about Pulmonary Program Outcomes.
Satisfaction: 76.5% rated thier experience as "Excellent" and 98% as "Excellent" or "Good" overall
Maintenance of Gain: Of those who responded to a telephone survey completed 3 months after discharge, 93% 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.
