Patients who choose free-standing inpatient rehabilitation facilities gain accessto outstanding medical expertise, abundant resources as well as best in class treatment programs not usually available at acute care hospital inpatient units or skilled nursing facilities.
In fact, studies show that when patients are matched on demographic and clinical characteristics, rehabilitation in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) results in lower mortality, fewer readmissions and ER visits, as well as more days at home as compared to rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) for the same condition.
Patients at free-standing rehabilitation hospitals also receive increased levels of involvement, attentiveness and personalized care by physicians and their staff, naturally creating warmer, more comforting environments to better nurture patient needs.