Outcomes
RHCI has earned a reputation for providing both expert care and exceptional caring. Our patient satisfaction ratings are consistently outstanding. The overwhelming majority of our patients reach their goal of returning home. For the small percentage of patients who require an extended recovery or return to the acute care hospital, RHCI arranges for transfer to the appropriate level of care.
Our outstanding patient outcomes are due to our:
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Sophisticated, on-site medical and nursing capabilities
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Full time, board-certified rehabilitation physicians
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Experienced therapists and other rehabilitation professionals
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Advanced clinical and therapeutic resources
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Exceptional dedication of staff
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Focus on excellence
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Extensive quality monitoring and improvement programs
RHCI accepts patients from many diagnostic groups. We have selected just a few of the most common diagnoses we treat for detailed description here. Information is based on discharges from January to December 2007.
| Diagnosis | # of patients treated in 2007 |
% of all patients treated in 2007 |
Avg # days spent at RHCI |
% going directly home from RHCI |
| Stroke | 244 | 20% | 19 | 55% |
| Brain Injury | 102 | 8% | 17 | 61% |
| Cardiac | 153 | 13% | 11 | 79% |
| Orthopedic* | 409 | 34% | 13 | 76% |
*Hip fracture, double joint replacement, amputation, multi trauma, etc.
RHCI's overall rate of discharge-to-home is 75%, based on patients who complete their rehabilitation program.
