The Rehabilitation Center at Deaconess Hospital is CARF accredited as a Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program and dedicated to serving patients in need of a coordinated, physician directed, intensive therapy program to restore functional independence. 

Services offered by the Rehabilitation Center include, but are not limited to the following:

• Medical management
• Mobility and gait evaluation and training
• Wheelchair positioning and mobility training
• Activities of daily living evaluation and training
• Home skills training
• Speech, language and voice evaluation and training
• Cognitive evaluation and training
• Oral motor and swallowing skills assessment and management
• Vital Stim swallowing treatment
• Psycho-social assessments and social work services
• Psychological evaluation and counseling
• Behavioral management
• Patient and family education
• Family training
• Family conferences
• Pain management
• Bowel and Bladder management 
• Home evaluation to assess need for adaptive equipment and environmental modifications
• Community re-entry activities
• Orthotics and Prosthetics
• Post-discharge follow-up

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Rehabilitation Center is to provide comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services to individuals with functional disabilities.  The Rehabilitation Center shall continuously strive to provide these services with the highest level of quality, effectiveness, efficiency, professional responsibility, and Christian compassion.

To meet this mission the Rehabilitation Center identifies the following goals:

• To provide the highest quality patient care services that is measured by outcomes and by conformance with national and state standards governing the rehabilitation and health care industry. 

• To be ethical and honest in all of our business activities and relationships

• To maintain a strong customer focus, building successful,

 long-term relationships 

• To provide a profitable service and achieve long-term return for our shareholders

• To gather input from our stakeholders, inclusive of our patients, and our employees as a means to improve our programs and services, and to assess their needs

• To identify new opportunities that expand our services to meet the needs of our stakeholders

Located on the 3^rd floor of

Deaconess Hospital

5501 N. Portland

Oklahoma City, OK  73112

Admission Referral Line:  (405) 604-4377

Phone:  (405) 604-8360

Fax:  (405) 604-8351

Accreditations

• Medicare certified
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (TJC)
• Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Our Commitment to You

It is the policy of the Rehabilitation Center that all team members will act in a manner consistent with the mission, philosophy and operating policies of the program.  In accordance with these principles, team members will:

• Show respect for the dignity of the individual whether patient, family member, co-worker, client or any other person.
• Provide the highest quality clinical and customer related services
• Demonstrate fairness and honesty in all interactions with the public
• Adhere to their professional codes and practice guidelines
• Provide an accurate portrayal of the services and outcomes of the program
• Be ethical in all marketing and public relations activities

Persons Served

The Rehabilitation Center provides services for adults 18 years of age or older, who have sustained functional loss due to a disabling illness or injury, including the following:

• Stroke
• Traumatic & Non-traumatic brain injury
• Amputations
• Multiple Trauma
• Hip Fractures
• Joint Replacement
• Other Orthopedic Disorders
• Degenerative & Progressive Neurological Disorders
• Traumatic & Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries
• Congenital Disorders

Services Provided

• Rehabilitative Medicine
• Rehabilitation Nursing
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech and Language Pathology
• Social Work / Case Management
• Orthotic & Prosthetic Consultations
• Psychology
• Recreation Assessments

Scope of Services

Persons served are sufficiently medically stable and able to participate in Physical and Occupational therapies for at least 3 hours a day, five days each week.  Physical

Therapy is provided 7 days a week.  Occupational Therapy is provided 6 days a week.

Speech Therapy, Social Work and Psychology services are provided in addition to the 3 hours of Physical and Occupational Therapy, according to the individual’s needs and plan of care. 

The Rehabilitation Center is an inpatient unit offering care 24 hours/day seven days a week.  Therapies are provided during the hours of 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

The program does not currently serve persons who are persons who are ventilator-dependent, or are comatose. 

Payer Source Information

Over 75% of the persons served by the Rehabilitation Center are funded by Medicare.  The remaining payer sources are Medicare replacement plans, commercial insurance & managed care plans, workers’ comp, Champus, and Medicaid.  Medicare pays for the cost of the inpatient rehabilitation program, once the deductible has been met, provided you meet criteria for this level of care upon admission and throughout your stay.  The Medical Director will determine whether you meet these criteria, but it is always subject to review by Medicare. 

Insurance benefits with commercial insurance, private insurance, Medicare replacement plans, and managed care organizations will be verified prior to admission, as well as, pre-authorization as required. The Rehab Social Worker will work with your insurance company to obtain authorization for your continued stay throughout your stay.  Pre-authorization is not a guarantee of payment. 

Individuals without insurance coverage are admitted to the program upon approval by hospital administration. Private payment arrangements can be arranged through the Patient Accounts department.  Call (405) 604-4953 for information. 

The Rehabilitation Center will serve as a resource for alternative placement options when patients referred do not qualify for admission to our program. 

Outcomes

Patient Satisfaction

2009

99% Would Recommend Our

Program to Others

Diagnostic Mix

Patients Served

January 2009 – December 2009

Diagnosis	Number/Percentage of Patients	Average Length of Stay (Days)
Hip Fracture	129 / 27%	11.9
Other Disabling Conditions	84 / 17%	11.0
Joint Replacement	73 / 15%	7.3
Stroke	66 / 14%	13.4
Neurological Disorders	43 / 9%	12.1
Cardiac & Pulmonary Disease	39 / 8%	10.2
Brain Injury	22 / 5%	10.0
Other Orthopedic Disorders	31 / 6%	9.0
All Patients	485 / 100%	10.9

Many factors will influence your length of stay, including severity of impairment, injury, or illness, previous health status, medical complications and progress toward individualized goals.

Discharge Disposition

Patients Served

January 2009 – December 31, 2009

Along with Dr. Cox the Rehabilitation Team will work with you and your family to help determine the best environment for you based on your needs at the time of discharge from the program.  If you are unable to return home, the team will assist you and your family in making arrangements.