2021 Patient Outcomes

Rehabilitation Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center

Patients Served

In 2021, the Rehabilitation Institute at St. Mary's Medical Center treated 449 patients.

Patients were treated for:

Stroke (30%)
Brain injury (16%)
Spinal cord injury (9%)
Neurological problem (5%)
Amputation of the lower part of the body (2%)
General rehab and complex problems (10%)

Outcomes

Patient outcomes are affected by many factors, including severity of injury, previous health status, medical problems, and support systems. The hospital stay is based on the specific needs of the patient and some patient may stay a longer or shorter amount of time.

2021 Patient Outcome Averages:

Returned home or to the community after discharge from the rehab program:
- 78%
Hospital stay:
- 14 days
Therapy per day:
- 140 minutes
Transferred for medically complex care to the acute care hospital setting:
- 9.5%
Patients' average age:
- 59 years old
- Average age of children treated was 16 years old
Patient Deaths:
- 1

2021 Program Outcomes by Condition

	Stroke	Brain Injury	Spinal Cord Injury	Ortho	Neuro	General Rehab/Medical	Amputation, Lower Extremity*	Adolescents*	All Conditions
Number of Patients Treated	135	74	39	134	24	43	9	17	449
Patients Returned Home or Community after Discharge from Rehab Program	76%	80%	64%	86%	71%	77%	44%	94%	78%
Average Days of Rehab Hospital Stay	15	12	18	12	16	12	16	10	14
Average Hours of Therapy per Day	3.40	3.32	3.07	3.20	3.13	3.07	3.06	3.36	3.26
Patient's Average Age	67	55	56	57	54	54	57	16	59
Patients Transferred for Medically Complex Care to Acute Care Hospital	6%	11%	15%	7%	13%	14%	44%	6%	9%
Source: eRehabdata ^TM *Amputations, Adolescents are solely represented in the respective column

Our Patient Satisfaction

RIM uses feedback from patients after discharge to improve programs. Our patients were very satisfied in 2021. This was same or better than other similar rehab hospitals in the nation. We work to improved in areas where our patients are not very satisfied.