The CDC collected national data on the quality of patient care measures shown on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Compare. The latest numbers were released Sept. 27.
Here are the national rates and percentages for inpatient rehabilitation facilities:
Readmission and discharge rates
Patients who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves at discharge: 62.1%
Patients who experience one or more falls with major injury during their IRF stay: 0.2%
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions during the stay: 4.89
Rate of successful return to home or community from an inpatient facility stay: 66.93
Disease prevention
Rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections: 1.065
Rate of C. difficile infection: 0.477
Vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel
Influenza: 81.6%
COVID-19 primary vaccination series: 89.1%
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