Brentwood, Tenn. (September 12, 2024) – This week, Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, recognized 27 of its freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities and 18 of its contracted acute rehabilitation units awarded by Newsweek in this year’s list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on August 21, 2024, and can currently be viewed on Newsweek’s website.
The America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2024 ranking awards the leading physical rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. that were identified according to the definition of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). IRFs are free-standing rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation units in acute care hospitals. The 25 states with the most facilities according to the CMS were ranked individually. The facilities from the remaining states were grouped into 4 regions: Northeast, Midwest, West, and South. The list is based on four data pillars:
- Quality Metric: Data for IRFs published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- National Online Survey: An online survey among experts with knowledge of physical rehabilitation centers (physicians, physiotherapists, doctors, clinic managers, and other health care professionals) was conducted in cooperation with Newsweek.
- Accreditation: Data on physical rehabilitation centers provided by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC).
- Google Reviews: Reviews from Google were included as a proxy for patient satisfaction.
Statista publishes hundreds of worldwide industry rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners. This research and analysis service is based on the success of statista.com, the leading data and business intelligence portal that provides statistics, relevant business data, and various market and consumer studies and surveys.
Of Lifepoint Rehabilitation’s 27 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities recognized, all but one are joint venture partnerships with regional health systems across the country. In each, Lifepoint Rehabilitation supports the day-to-day operations and delivery of rehabilitation care. The company also provides contract management support to acute rehabilitation units, operating more than 250 such units within hospitals and other therapy settings nationwide.
“Lifepoint Rehabilitation is proud to celebrate our freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities and acute rehabilitation units on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2024,” said Russ Bailey, president of Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “We operate 45 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities nationwide, and to see 27 of these facilities – 60% of our network – recognized alongside 18 of our acute rehabilitation units is remarkable. This is further evidence of the industry-leading care provided by our team members across the country as we advance our mission of making communities healthier ®.”
Lifepoint Rehabilitation also recognized 10 of its freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities for ranking first in their states. These facilities include Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in the Northeast Region, Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital in Tennessee, Community Health Rehabilitation Hospital North in Indiana, Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital – Chandler in Arizona, Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital in Pennsylvania, Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City in Oklahoma, Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis in Missouri, Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital in Texas, UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Wisconsin, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington.
About Lifepoint Health
Lifepoint Health is a leading healthcare provider that serves patients, clinicians, communities and partner organizations across the healthcare continuum. Driven by a mission of making communities healthier®, the company has a growing diversified healthcare delivery network comprised of more than 50,000 dedicated employees, 62 community hospital campuses, more than 60 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals and 250 additional sites of care, including managed acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. Through its innovation strategy, Lifepoint Forward, the company is developing meaningful solutions to enhance quality, increase access to care, and improve value across the Lifepoint footprint and communities across the country. For more information about the company, visit www.LifepointHealth.net.
About Lifepoint Rehabilitation
With 45 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a partner of choice for many major hospital systems in the creation of joint venture operations that are industry-leading in clinical and financial outcomes. Through its IRFs and more than 250 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings, Lifepoint Rehabilitation brings proven rehabilitation management and services expertise to help our patients recover and return home quickly from a number of conditions, including strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations and trauma. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a business unit of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health.
