Inpatient Rehabilitation

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Q: What conditions does Advocate Lutheran General Hospital treat?

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital provides intensive rehabilitation for patients with stroke, all other conditions, brain disease or condition (non-traumatic), nervous system disorder (excluding stroke), and other conditions requiring intensive therapy.

Q: What are Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's functional outcomes?

Functional Mobility Improvement: 99.5%. Change in Self-Care Score: 100.0%. Change in Mobility Score: 100.0%. Discharge Self-Care Score: 64.7%. Self-Care Decline: 0.5%.

Q: How does Advocate Lutheran General Hospital compare to other IRFs?

Discharge to Community: Better than national. Post-Discharge Readmissions: Same as national. Within-Stay Readmissions: Same as national.

Q: What is the minimum therapy requirement at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital?

As a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital provides intensive therapy programs requiring at least 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week, under physician supervision.

Q: How many doctors are affiliated with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital?

9 physicians are affiliated with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

1775 West Dempter, Park Ridge, IL 60068

Non-profit

42 Years Certified

3+ hrs therapy/day

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1775 West Dempter
Park Ridge, IL 60068

About Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Inpatient rehabilitation facility overview

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is a nonprofit inpatient rehabilitation facility in Park Ridge, IL, serving patients in Cook County and the surrounding region. Medicare certified since 1984, the facility has provided 42 years of intensive rehabilitation care. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities provide intensive therapy programs for patients recovering from serious injuries, surgeries, and medical conditions that require at least 3 hours of therapy per day.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital treats patients with stroke, all other conditions, brain disease or condition (non-traumatic), and other rehabilitation conditions. The facility serves approximately 575 rehabilitation patients across all conditions.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital achieves a 99.5% functional mobility improvement rate, reflecting strong rehabilitation outcomes. The facility performs better than the national rate for discharging patients back to the community. 9 physicians are affiliated with this facility.

When choosing an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Park Ridge, IL, consider functional outcome measures, infection rates, readmission performance, and the facility's experience with your specific condition. IRFs provide the most intensive level of rehabilitation, typically requiring patients to participate in at least 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week.

At a Glance

OwnershipNon-profit

Certified Since1984

CountyCook

MSPB Ratio1.03x avg

Conditions Treated9

Affiliated Doctors9

Functional Outcomes

Patient improvement in mobility and self-care during rehabilitation

Functional Mobility Improvement

Patients who improved in mobility during their rehab stay

99.5%

99.5% of patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital showed functional mobility improvement, reflecting excellent rehabilitation outcomes.

Change in Self-Care Score

Patients with meaningful improvement in self-care abilities

100.0%

100.0% of patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital showed change in self-care score, reflecting excellent rehabilitation outcomes.

Change in Mobility Score

Patients with meaningful improvement in mobility

100.0%

100.0% of patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital showed change in mobility score, reflecting excellent rehabilitation outcomes.

Discharge Self-Care Score

Patients meeting self-care goals at discharge

64.7%

64.7% of patients showed discharge self-care score.

Self-Care Decline

Lower is better

Patients whose self-care abilities declined during rehab

0.46%

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital reports a 0.46% rate for self-care decline, well below most facilities, indicating strong outcomes.

Safety & Infections

Infection rates, falls, and pressure ulcer prevention

Catheter-Associated UTI (CAUTI)

Standardized infection ratio for catheter-associated urinary tract infections

2.533Same as National

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's CAUTI standardized infection ratio is 2.533. This is consistent with the national benchmark.

Central Line Infections (CLABSI)

Standardized infection ratio for central line-associated bloodstream infections

0.638Same as National

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's CLABSI standardized infection ratio is 0.638. This is consistent with the national benchmark.

Falls Prevention

Percentage of patients without falls resulting in major injury

48.8%

48.8% of patients were free from falls with major injury.

Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Rate of new or worsened pressure ulcers during rehab stay

0.15%

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital reports a 0.15% rate of new or worsened pressure ulcers, well below typical rates, indicating excellent skin care protocols.

Discharge & Readmission

Performance compared to national rates

Discharge to Community

Rate of patients successfully discharged to the community after rehabilitation

Better Than National

Risk-standardized rate: 75.1% (641 patients)

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital performs better than the national rate for discharging patients to the community (75.1% risk-adjusted), a key indicator of successful rehabilitation.

Post-Discharge Readmissions

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of IRF discharge

Same as National

Risk-standardized rate: 8.9% (588 patients)

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's post-discharge readmission rate (8.9% risk-adjusted) is consistent with the national rate.

Within-Stay Readmissions

Rate of potentially preventable hospital transfers during the IRF stay

Same as National

Risk-standardized rate: 5.0% (690 patients)

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's within-stay readmission rate (5.0%) is consistent with the national rate.

Medicare Spending

Spending per beneficiary relative to national average

1.03x

At National Average

1.00 = national average

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's Medicare spending per beneficiary is at the national average (ratio: 1.03). Based on 608 Medicare episodes.

Conditions Treated

Patient volume by rehabilitation condition

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital treats patients recovering from stroke, all other conditions, brain disease or condition (non-traumatic), and 4 other condition categories. The facility serves approximately 575 rehabilitation patients annually across all conditions.

Stroke

234

All other conditions

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

Brain injury (traumatic)

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition

Hip or femur fracture

< 11

Spinal cord injury (traumatic)

< 11

Vaccination Rates

Immunization coverage for patients and staff

Influenza Vaccination59.1%

Patients assessed and appropriately given seasonal flu vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccination94.8%

Healthcare personnel up to date with COVID-19 vaccination

Affiliated Physicians

9 affiliated physicians

Dr. Mahak Lalani, DPM

Podiatry

Dr. Lisa Laurenzana, MD