Comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation

Number of patients treated in 2011

In 2011, Sister Kenny Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation treated a total of 1,042 patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St. Paul. This graph shows the number of each type of patient served.

Discharge settings

In 2011, 81.86 percent of Sister Kenny Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation patients were able to leave the hospital to live in home and community settings. This is 7.35 percent higher than the national average of 74.51 percent. Being able to send more patients to home and community settings resulted in fewer discharges to nursing home and hospital settings.

Average length of stay

On average, our patients have a one day shorter stay than the national average.

Functional change per day

Patients served in the inpatient rehabilitation programs make substantial daily improvement in their ability to do activities from admission to discharge. Despite its slightly shorter length of stay, Sister Kenny Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation achieves more functional change per day than its national counterparts.

Functional change per stay

Patients served in the inpatient rehabilitation programs make substantial functional improvement from admission to discharge. Sister Kenny patients are discharged at a higher functional level than their national counterparts.

Stroke rehabilitation

Number of stroke patients treated

Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Insitute provides stroke rehabilitation care at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St. Paul. In 2011, our Stroke Rehabilitation Program served a total of 346 patients (210 at Abbott Northwestern and 136 at United).

Discharge settings

In 2011, Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute was able to send 81.21 percent of stroke patients back to their home and community settings compared to the national average of 67.83 percent. Being able to send more patients to home and community settings resulted in fewer discharges to nursing home and hospital settings.

Average length of stay

Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute patients went home 2.82 days sooner than the national average.

Functional change per day

Our patients' daily improvement in their ability to do activities is 0.32 points higher than the national average.

Functional change per stay

Despite a shorter length of stay, patients served in the Stroke Rehabilitation Program achieved greater functional change per stay than their national counterparts and were discharged at a higher level of functional independence.

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Insitute provides the inpatient component of the Spinal Cord Injury System of Care at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. In 2011, a total of 114 spinal cord injury patients were served.

Discharge settings

Of the 114 spinal cord injury patients served in 2011, 80.70 percent were able to return to their home and community settings, compared to 72.20 percent nationally. Discharges to nursing homes were 3.24 percent fewer than the national average. Discharges to a hospital setting were 0.06 percent fewer than national.

Average length of stay

In 2011, spinal cord injury patients at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute shared a similar length of stay with others served by our national counterparts.

Functional change per day

Our inpatients' daily improvement in their ability to do activities is 1.69 points (nation=1.62).

Functional change per stay

Spinal cord injury patients at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute achieved substantial improvement in function from admission to discharge. Patients left with slightly higher functional gain than patients served in other programs nationally.

Brain injury rehabilitation

Number of brain injury patients served

Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Insitute provides integrated rehabilitation services for brain injury patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St. Paul. In 2011, the Brain Injury Program served a total of 192 patients.

Discharge settings

In 2011, Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute was able to send 80.21 percent of brain injury patients back to their home and community settings. This is 9.15 percent higher than the national average of 71.06 percent. Being able to send more patients to home and community settings resulted in fewer discharges to nursing home and hospital settings.

Average length of stay

In 2011, brain injury patients at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute were discharged 4.56 days earlier than the national average.

Functional change per day

Despite the shorter lengths of stay, daily improvement made by patients in the Brain Injury Program is better than the national average.

Functional change per stay

Despite a significantly shorter length of stay, patients in the Brain Injury Program were discharged at a higher functional level that those served in other programs nationally.

Patient satisfaction

Overall satisfaction of care

Respect and compassion

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