University Rehabilitation Center (URC) opened the doors to its first patient on June 26, 2002. University Rehabilitation Center is an acute, inpatient adult rehabilitation unit that focuses on the interdisciplinary care of patients who need rehabilitation from strokes, amputations, major multiple traumas, spinal cord injuries, minor brain injuries, arthritis, neurological disorders and other medical conditions that require rehabilitation. The mission of the unit is to promote functional restoration of both physical and psychological being and to achieve the highest level of functional improvement within the constraints of resources available to the patient. University Rehabilitation Center cares for patients age 18 and older who have the ability to tolerate a comprehensive rehabilitation program. The unit is open 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
We are located on the Medical Center campus in Jackson.
Mission: The mission of the Rehabilitation Unit of the hospital is to promote functional restoration of both physical and psychological being and to achieve the highest level of functional improvement within the constraints of resources available to the patient. The unit staff will act as a role model to affect attitude and work ethic and to do so in a creative environment that promotes advancement for the patient, the staff, and the hospital.
Value: The Rehabilitation Unit believes in providing an interdisciplinary approach to the provision of care while taking into account the personal goals of the patient and family. We provide this service from a position of integrity and with a sense of purpose and dedication to quality outcomes.
Vision: We see ourselves as a resource for individuals who desire an opportunity to improve their functional status and return to a higher level of independence. We see ourselves as an organization dedicated to reducing cost while maintaining positive outcomes of care. We see ourselves as a team of health care providers working in a positive and friendly environment to remain on the cutting edge of rehabilitation.
Patient Outcomes
University Rehabilitation Center’s outcomes are generated out of the Uniform Data System (UDS), which is utilized by Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) across the country. This system allows facilities to compare its scores to other like facilities in the state, region and nation. By analyzing this data a facility can evaluate its overall performance, demographics, length of stay by diagnostic category, discharge disposition, FIM gain and many other performance indicators.
University Rehabilitation Center, URC, ACHIEVES THREE-YEAR
CARF ACCREDITATION
URC awarded CARF accreditation Again
University Rehabilitation Center has again been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its Inpatient Rehabilitation Program. URC also applied for - and received - accreditation for its Stroke Specialty Program. Both accreditations are for a three-year period that runs through June 2012.
This achievement shows an organizations substantial conformance to the standards established by CARF. An organization receiving a three-year accreditation outcome has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during on an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable.
The CARF Survey Report cited University Rehab Center has strengths in areas such as:
- The admission and discharge documents provided to the persons served and their families are useful tools for communicating program information and expectations to the persons served and their families while in the program and in planning for their return home.
- URC has leadership that is dedicated to the mission of the organization and thinks creatively about ways to enhance the programs offered and results achieved.
- Leadership demonstrates long-term strategic planning that focuses on the vision of the rehabilitation program.
- Organizational leaders are passionate about meeting the needs of the community.
- Dedicated staff members with longevity are committed to the persons served, to each other, and to the organization.
- Access to comprehensive orthotic and prosthetic services as a part of the physical building allows immediate access to expertise for persons served.
CARF is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of people served. Since 1966, CARF has established consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.
URC is proud to be CARF Accredited!!!!!!!!!!!
To learn more about CARF, please visit their web site: www.carf.org
