Acute Rehabilitation Center

Outcomes

ARC Outcomes

St. Luke’s ARC is pleased to be accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), including Stroke Specialty Program and Amputation Specialty Program.

For a detailed look at our Patient Outcomes for our Bethlehem, Lehighton and Sacred Heart Campuses, please see below:

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
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972

Total Number
of Patients

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13

Average Length
of Stay

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50.1%

Male

49.9%

Female

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91%*

% Satisfaction

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71.2

Average Age

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81%

Discharge to
Home

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87%

Mobility Maintained
or Improved
after DC

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95%

Self-Care Maintained
or Improved
after DC

Diagnoses and discharge destinations are reflected in the chart below:

Diagnosis Number of Patients Length of stay in days Return rate to home Discharge rate to skilled nursing facility Return rate to acute care
Stroke + 213 15.6 75.1% 12.7% 12.2%
Amputation + 70 13.4 80% 10% 10%
Brain Injury 76 13.7 72.4% 11.8% 15.8%
Spinal Cord Injury 31 14.9 80.6% 6.5% 12.9%
Orthopedic 326 12.3 86.8% 6.4% 6.8%
Trauma 20 13.8 80% 5% 15%
Neurologic 31 16.1 80.6% 9.7% 9.7%
General Disability 205 11.9 79.5% 5.4% 15.1%

* based on discharged patients’ ratings of Overall Satisfaction of Rehab Stay >4/5 on Press Ganey Survey
+ CARF Specialty Program