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<p>For critically ill patients, a timely referral to a Kindred specialty hospital, which provides continued acute care and early rehabilitation, can improve patient outcomes.</p>
<p>Additionally, because Kindred offers ICU-level care, stable patients can be transferred to a Kindred specialty hospital while they are still in a critical condition, shortening their inpatient lengths of stay.</p>
<h3>Importance of Early Rehabilitation</h3>
<p>Studies have found many benefits of early rehabilitation in an acute care setting, including reduction in time on a ventilator, length of stay, and readmissions, as well as improved functional outcomes.<sup>1,2,3,4</sup></p>
<h3>Patient Benefits of Rehabilitation at Kindred Hospitals</h3>
<p>Kindred specialty hospitals provide physician-led, long-term acute care and rehabilitation to medically complex patients after a stay in the ICU. Some key patient benefits of rehabilitation at a Kindred specialty hospital include:</p>
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<li>Access to therapy while still receiving ICU-level treatment</li>
<li>Personalized rehabilitation plans, which may include physical, occupational, speech, or respiratory therapy</li>
<li>In-hospital service, reducing the need for scheduling or transportation</li>
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<h3>Move Early Program</h3>
<p>Kindred Hospitals’ Move Early program incorporates movement into our patients’ care plans as soon as is safe, even for those on mechanical ventilation. The Move Early program includes:</p>
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<li>Mobility assessment completed by an interdisciplinary care team upon admission</li>
<li>Patient placement into one of three “zones” of mobility</li>
<li>Continual evaluation on a daily, or even hourly basis, for mobility potential</li>
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<h3>Outcomes of Kindred Hospitals’ Specialized Rehabilitation</h3>
<p>89% of all medically complex patients at Kindred and 86% of patients on mechanical ventilation are able to reach a high level of mobility, based on the Johns Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility Scale.<sup>5</sup></p>
<p>With Kindred’s specialty in treating and rehabilitating medically complex patients, including those on mechanical ventilation, early transfer of such patients to a Kindred Hospital can not only improve outcomes, but also reduce lengths of stay in the ICU.</p>
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<p>To learn more about how Kindred Hospitals can improve outcomes for critically ill patients, visit <a href="http://refertokindred.com">refertokindred.com</a>.</p>
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<p>References:</p>
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<li>https://journals.lww.com/ajpmr/fulltext/2020/06000/rehabilitation_after_critical_illness_in_people.5.aspx</li>
<li>https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/52/suppl_62/PA2335</li>
<li>https://academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.093/ptj/pzac170/6972252</li>
<li>https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000582.full</li>
<li>Kindred Internal Data, 2022 Average; https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/physical_medicine_rehabilitation/education_training/amp/toolkit.html; “high level of mobility” defined as a score of 4 or better.</li>
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