Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation

Established and Highly Trained Therapy Staff

Our credentialed therapy staff and team of multidisciplinary providers offers one-on-one, individualized therapy and care including:

Critical Assessment
Diagnostic Imaging
Dietician
Hemodialysis
Laboratory and Pharmacy
Neuropsychology
Occupational Therapy

Orthotic and Prosthetic Consultations
Recreational Therapy
Rehabilitation Medicine
Rehabilitation Nursing
Physical Therapy
Psychology
Social Work
Speech and Language Pathology

Conditions Treated:

Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Brain Injury
Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction
Stroke
Cardio-Pulmonary
Other Neurological Disorders
Multiple Trauma
Amputee
Orthopedic Disorders, Injuries, Surgery Rehab
Oncology Rehabilitation
Deconditioning
Other Medically Complex conditions such as:
- Neoplasms
- Circulatory Disorders
- Debility Infections
- Medical/Surgical Complications
- Disabling Impairments

If you have options between choosing a skilled nursing facility versus onsite inpatient rehabilitation here are some differences that may help you in your decision making process.


Provider/Plan	Acute Rehabilitation	Skilled Nursing
Physicians Training Visits Coverage	Physiatrists (i.e., MD specializing in rehabilitation medicine) Physician rounds daily with 24-hour availability	Any physician Every 30 days minimum
Nursing Training Availability	Specialized in rehabilitation 24-hour RN coverage Average of 1 nurse and nurse tech per 7 patients	Not mandated Not mandated Minimum of 1 nurse per 40 residents and one CNA per 20 residents
Pharmacy	On-site pharmacist available for consults with physicians, nurses, and other heath care providers on appropriate medicine usage and dosing for the individual patient.	Off-site services
Therapy Frequency Intensity Plan	Minimum 3 hours per day, 5 days per week 1-2 hours adjunct therapy on weekends Therapy programs developed and tailored to meet patients individual needs	Not mandated Not mandated
Pre-Admission Screening	Licensed clinical liaison evaluates with physiatrist No minimum hospital stay required	Not mandated 3-Day hospital inpatient stay required
Interdisciplinary Team	MD, nursing, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists, medical nutritional therapist, respiratory, psychologist, social worker, discharge planner	Not mandated
Treatment Plans	Individual Rehabilitation needs identified by Interdisciplinary Team with daily review of patient plans. Patient and family are involved in rehabilitation goals, which are realistic in moving the patient towards maximum independence.	Not mandated Reviewed every 30 days
Goals	Functional goals to achieve maximum independence	Not mandated

Our Results

We follow the CMS Quality Indicators which is the government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid nationally ranked tool that measures your ability to care for yourself. There are two main areas measured - Self-Care and Mobility. Self care measures eating, oral hygiene, dressing and toileting. Mobility measures your ability in transferring (from bed to chair, to toilet and to car), walking/wheelchair mobility, picking up objects and going up and down steps. The total Self-Care and Mobility change in a patient's condition after therapy equals the increase in function from admission to discharge on the Rehabilitation Unit. Our rankings are above the national average in these two areas of care for inpatient rehabilitation and comparable to other Inpatient Rehabilitation Units in our service area. Visit www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare for more information about our rankings.

Admission to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at AdventHealth Tampa

Medicare pays for the cost of inpatient rehabilitation, provided admission criteria are met and treatment compliance is maintained. The Medical Director approves all admissions according to admission criteria guidelines. This process is subject to Medicare Review.

Insurance, medical assistance and managed care benefits will be verified prior to admission and pre-authorization for admission obtained. This is not a guarantee of payment. Throughout a patient's stay, the rehabilitation liaison will work with the insurance case manager to obtain continued authorization.

Private payment can be arranged through AdventHealth Tampa's Patient Financial Services office. Third party funding sources such as worker's compensation and vocational rehabilitation can be explored as needed in addition to, or with limitation of, other payer sources.

Referral sources, patients and families will be offered alternative placement options when persons referred do not meet the requirements for admission to the program.

To learn more about our programs and admission criteria, call Call813-615-7565.