Patient Outcomes
UT Southwestern's Inpatient Rehabilitation Program helps patients with a variety of diagnoses to return to their everyday lives. Patients receive one-on-one therapies as well as additional therapy that may be concurrent, co-treatment, or group therapy.
Our "Patient Satisfaction Ranking: Likelihood to Recommend" is in the 90th percentile, according to CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.
We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
in the following specialties:
- Comprehensive Rehabilitation
- Stroke Specialty Program
- Spinal Cord Specialty Program
- Brain Injury Specialty Program
*Since our last accreditation, we have served one adolescent person, aged 15 years old.
Patient Outcomes for 2024
Learn about our patient demographics and outcomes by clicking here for infographics, or see table below.
| Diagnosis | Cases Admitted | Average Age | UTSW Average Stay (days) | National Average Stay (days) | Gender - Male | Gender - Female | Average # therapy hours/week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cases | 872 | 65 | 10.6 | 13 | 53% | 47% | 16.2 |
| Stroke | 179 | 65 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 52% | 48% | 15.8 |
| Brain Injury | 189 | 61 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 55% | 45% | 16.8 |
| Spinal Cord Injury | 106 | 62 | 11.6 | 15 | 56% | 44% | 15.5 |
| Orthopaedic | 89 | 72 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 42% | 58% | 17.1 |
| Medically Complex, Cardiac, and Pulmonary | 58 | 67 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 66% | 34% | 16.7 |
| Neurology | 67 | 57 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 54% | 46% | 15.0 |