Inpatient Rehabilitation

Saint Margaret Mercy’s Inpatient Rehabilitation units are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).  An organization receiving the coveted three-year CARF accreditation voluntarily undergoes a rigorous peer review process and demonstrates that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable. The accreditation shows Saint Margaret Mercy’s substantial conformance to the standards established by CARF.

CARF is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body promoting quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.

The Inpatient Rehabilitation units at Saint Margaret Mercy's Hammond and Dyer campuses are medically supervised comprehensive programs of services that evaluate, treat, train and educate disabled adults, to reintegrate them back into the community. The units provide a full range of interdisciplinary healthcare services for conditions that significantly alter a person’s quality of life. Those conditions include:

• Stroke
• Spinal cord injury
• Brain injury
• Amputations
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Multiple traumas and fractures
• Arthritis
• Neurological and musculoskeletal disorders
• Other disabling conditions

The unit offers:

• Physician Medical Service
• 24 hour Nursing Supervision
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Social Work Services
• Psychological Services
• Recreational Therapy

We have over 24 years of experience. According to the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR) 2009 Year End Report, the Inpatient Rehabilitation unit at Saint Margaret Mercy's Hammond and Dyer campuses had the following performance ratings as compared to the nation in its two largest diagnoses. (See chart below.)

Specific Program Information: End 2009 Statistics (UDSMR)

According to Outcomes Management Systems and Analysis (OMSA), the benchmark for follow-up on patients, three months after discharge, Saint Margaret Mercy’s Inpatient Rehabilitation unit scored the following on satisfaction: (see chart below).

For more information about Saint Margaret Mercy’s Inpatient Rehabilitation unit or to make a referral, call our rehabilitation case manager at 219-932-2300, ext. 34109.