Patient Programs and Services


    As the region's leader in medical rehabilitation services, Siskin Hospital provides Outpatient care for all ages and comprehensive Inpatient care for patients ages 12 and up at every level of the rehabilitation process for a variety of diagnoses. Patients in the SubAcute Unit must be atleast 18 years of age.

    Patient and Therapist at Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, Chattanooga, Tennessee

     

    From managing a complex brain injury to recovery after a knee replacement, we offer the best and most complete treatment available.

     

    Regardless of your diagnosis or your program of treatment, any member of the treatment team or any of Siskin Hospital's inpatient, outpatient, day hospital, sub acute and vocational rehabilitation programs and services are available to you depending on your needs.

     


     

    We track a wide variety of information about our programs and services through our outcomes management system. This system provides information about those we serve and how they benefit from our programs. Current data from the system tells us:

    For Inpatient Care, we served 7 patients ranging in age from 3-18, 247 patients ranging in age from 19-66, and  510 patients ranging in age from 67 and above during the dates of 7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008.

     

    Characteristics of Persons Served: 46% male and 54% female

     

    Average Age: 68 years

     

    Number of Persons Served in the Past Year: Inpatient: 1438 and SubAcute: 604

     

    Average Number of Treatment Hours Per Day: Inpatient: 3.75 and SubAcute: 2.25

     

    Diagnoses That Make Up Our Population: Stroke 21%, Brain Injury 13%, Spinal Cord Injury 5%, Orthopedic 38%, Neurological 4%, General Rehab/ Medical 19%

     

    Persons Who Achieved Their Predicted Outcome: Hospital 75% and SubAcute 89%

     

    Disposition at Discharge:

         Hospital Program: Home 74%, Nursing Home 14%, Acute Care 9%, Assisted Living 2%, Other 1%

         SubAcute Program: Home 88%, Acute Care 7%, Nursing Home 4%, Inpatient Rehab .5%, Assisted Living .5%

     

    Satisfaction With Services:

         Overall Experience: Excellent 79%, Good 20%, Average 1%, Poor 0%

         Would You Use Us Again?: Yes 99%, Maybe 1%, No 0%

         Would You Recommend Us To Family & Friends?: Yes 99%, Maybe 1%, No 0%

     


     

     

    Your Personal Health Profile

    A Personal Health Profile is a tool to aid you in having ready access to basic information about your physical and medical needs. As you move through the healthcare system, this profile allows you to easily communicate accurate information to various healthcare providers.

     

    Siskin Hospital offers Personal Health Profiles free of charge to anyone who would like one. Copies are available at our Front Desk, in the information rack in our Front Lobby, in Outpatient Registration, and through the Inpatient Case Managers/ Discharge Planners. You may also access the Profile by clicking the link below. This link will provide you with a downloadable PDF version of the Profile form.

     

    We hope you will find this tool useful in tracking information that is important to your ongoing healthcare.

     

    Personal Health Profile Form

     

     

    Patient at Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, Chattanooga, Tennessee