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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Minnesota

Outcomes for the Mayo Clinic Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

The Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit is physically located in Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. It is a 47-bed comprehensive acute inpatient rehabilitation unit. Saint Marys Hospital is part of Mayo Clinic.

Recent Outcome Information

January-December 2008
Patients seen 694
Average length of stay 13.7 days
Patients discharged to home 72%
 

Average Length of Stay by Diagnosis

Amputation 18.8 days
Brain disorders 15.5
Stroke 13.1
Spinal cord disorders 18.4
Neurologic disorders 14.9
Orthopedic disorders 8.0
 

In most cases, patients can expect their average functional improvement (comparing admission abilities to discharge abilities) to meet or exceed the national norm.

Patient Diagnosis

The Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Saint Marys Hospital treated patients with the following diagnoses:

Amputation 12
Brain disorders 107
Stroke 182
Spinal cord disorders 149
Neurological disorders 78
Orthopedic disorders 57
Other disorders 109
 

Patient Satisfaction

Rehabilitation Unit staff strive to provide each patient with the best care possible. To ensure high standards are maintained, Mayo Clinic continually evaluates the care and service provided to patients on the Rehabilitation Unit. Patients help by participating in patient satisfaction surveys in which they share opinions of their care. The following section presents results from a recent patient satisfaction survey.

Percent Satisfied with Care
Participation in planning 84%
Preparation for discharge 85%
Overall satisfaction 90%
 

Comments from Survey
Patients offered the following quotes in the same survey:

  • "I was made to feel secure during my stay."

  • "The unit is well set up for the family and nurses to assist and support their patient/family."

  • "The entire staff was extremely caring and supportive whether in a therapy session or in the halls!"

  • "This unit is indeed a caring, ambitious group."

  • "I have already recommended your unit to a friend!"

  • "Your staff certainly appeared to take the team approach to things, as my call light was always promptly answered at anytime of the day or night, if not by my assigned nurse then by another."

Accreditations

The Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Saint Marys Hospital is accredited by the following health care accrediting groups:

  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
    Received three-year accreditation from CARF in February 2007

  • Joint Commission
    Received three-year accreditation in November 2008

These groups are responsible for overseeing the quality of care and service delivered at hospitals throughout the country.

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