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    Our Report Card

    About Our Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program

    Alta Bates Summit Regional Rehabilitation Center…
    Committed to the highest standards of excellence.

    Rated in the Top 2% Nationwide!

    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, is recognized as one of the best in the country.

    Our 39 bed unit, housed at the Herrick campus in Berkeley, California provides intense interdisciplinary rehabilitation specializing in stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological disorders, complex orthopedic conditions and multiple trauma for patients 18 and older.

    The ABSMC Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), for Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Specialty Program and Stroke Specialty Program.

    CARF is the hallmark of quality and only accredits programs that substantially meet internationally recognized standards. Our CARF accreditation assures that ABSMC Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program has made a commitment to continually enhance the quality of our services and programs.

    In addition, our Stroke Center has been recognized as among the top 2% in the United States, was the recipient of the HealthGrades Stroke Excellence Award and is certified by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center.    		Acute Rehabilitation patient with
    Acute Rehabilitation patient with "Daisy", one of our Therapy Dogs.

    CARF Logo - External Site

    The Joint Commission Award - External Site


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    Clinical Outcomes - Committed to Quality

    The ABSMC Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program has been recognized for achievement of Outstanding Clinical Outcomes in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Currently ranked in the top 2% of over 700 facilities Nationwide (UDS National Uniform Data System).

    We measure the outcomes and successes of our patients’ recovery so that we may continuously strive for excellence in customer care and service. We do this through the use of independent national and regional data collection systems.

    The tracking system used by our therapists to rate the patients' activities at admission and discharge is the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). This serves as a standard assessment tool for rehabilitation and gives us the disability measurement that determines “burden of care”. As the patient progresses, the FIM score gets higher and the patient is able to function more independently.

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    Summary of Our Results

    Patient Diagnoses

    Diagnosis
    Brain Injury
    Stroke
    Spinal Cord Injury
    Neurological Disorders
    Orthopedic Disorders
    Amputation
    Other
    #
    122
    321
    77
    94
    90
    20
    45
    Days
    15
    18
    15
    16
    12
    16
    14

    Pie Chart Displaying Patient Diagnoses - Stroke 42%, Brain Injury 14%, Neurologic Disorders 13%, Orthopedic Disorders 12%, Spinal Cord Injury 11%, Amputation 3%, Other 5%

    2011 Overall Report Card

    Patients served
    Average length of stay
    Average hours of therapy/day
    Achievement of projected goals
    Discharged to community
    Admit to discharge FIM change
    772
    17 days
    4.43
    92%
    89%
    35.9*
    * Functional Improvement: the functional improvements our patients made exceeded national and regional benchmarks.

    Bar Chart Displaying Admit to Discharge Progress - All Patients: ABSMC 35.9, Regional 28.3, <br>National 27.9; Brain Injury: ABSMC 33.9, Regional 27.4, National 28.2; Stroke: ABSMC 35.9, Regional 26.6, National 26.5

    2011 Brain Injury Report Card

    Patients served
    Average hours of therapy/day
    Achievement of projected goals
    Discharged to community
    Admit to discharge FIM change
    122
    4.5
    91%
    88%
    33.9*

    2011 Stroke Report Card

    Patients served
    Average hours of therapy/day
    Achievement of projected goals
    Discharged to community
    Admit to discharge FIM change
    321
    4.6
    93%
    89%
    35.9*
    * Functional Improvement.

    Bar Chart Displaying Discharge to Community - All Patients: ABSMC 89%, Regional 78%, National 76%; Brain Injury: ABSMC 88%, Regional 77%, National 73%; Stroke: ABSMC 89%, <br>Regional 77%, National 70%


    "Health Track" results show that we exceeded the national benchmark for patient satisfaction. Out of a possible score of 4, ABSMC rated 3.84, exceeding the National Average result of 3.82. We are pleased and proud that our rehabilitation outcomes consistently meet or exceed national standards.
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    The Voices of our Patients

    The progress and satisfaction of our patients exceeded Regional and National benchmarks!


    96% of our patients recommend our program.


    Here are some of their actual comments…

    "Everything was superb."

    "I made magnificent progress because of the staff."

    "Excellent nursing staff, best hospital experience I ever had."

    "Everyone treated me with the utmost care and respect."

    "The Therapists were tops! Unbelievable and outstanding in their ability to advance you to the next level."

    "Can’t say enough! Nurses were warm, patient, showed great kindness."

    "EXCELLENT!"

    "Alta Bates Summit Acute Rehab is by far the best, most thoughtful and thorough hospital I’ve ever seen."

    Read Russ's Story
    Read Russ's Story
    Stroke Patient

    Read Pamela's Story
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    Stroke Patient

    Read Patricia's Story
    Read Patricia's Story
    Brain Injury Patient

    Read Matt's Story
    Read Matt's Story
    Brain Injury Patient


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    Referral Information

    Please call 510-204-2138 for referral information, or send a fax to 510-204-5445.

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