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:

July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
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1,016

Total Number
of Patients

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13.4

Average Length
of Stay

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50.4%

Male

49.6%

Female

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87%*

% Satisfaction

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70.3

Average Age

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83%

Discharge to
Home

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87%

Mobility Maintained
or Improved
after DC

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94%

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 Return rate to skilled nursing/sub-acute rehab Return rate to acute care
Stroke + 240 15.4 80.8% 9.2% 9.6%
Amputation + 67 14.1 83.6% 6% 10.4%
Brain Injury 88 12.8 78.4% 3.4% 18.8%
Spinal Cord Injury 29 13.9 89.6% 3.4% 3.5%
Orthopedic 274 12.6 86.8% 6.9% 2.9%
Trauma 23 12 87% 0% 13%
Neurologic 50 13.9 78% 4% 16%
General Disability 237 12.4 83.1% 3.4% 12.6%
All Patients 1016 13.4 83.4% 5.9% 10.1%
Goals     >80% <10% <10%

* based on discharged patients’ ratings of Overall Satisfaction of Rehab Stay >8/10 on Press Ganey Survey
+ CARF Specialty Program