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Fully Equipped Rehab Gym at Zale Lipshy Pavilion – William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital

UT Southwestern Medical Center's Inpatient Rehabilitation Program helps patients with a variety of diagnoses to return to their everyday lives. Patients receive one-on-one therapies as well as additional therapy that may be concurrent, co-treatment, or group therapy.

We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in the following specialties:

  • Comprehensive Rehabilitation
  • Stroke Specialty Program
  • Spinal Cord Specialty Program
  • Brain Injury Specialty Program

FY25 Patient Outcomes

  • Total Cases
    • Patients served: 965
    • Average patient age: 65
    • Average hours of therapy per week: 17.9
    • Discharge to home: UTSW 80.7% vs. National 77.4%
    • Discharge to general hospital: UTSW 13.4% vs. National 11.7%
    • Discharged to long-term care (LTC) facility: UTSW 5.6% vs. National 10.4%
    • Average length of stay: UTSW 10.3 days vs. National 13.5 days
    • Patient gender: 48% female, 52% male
    • Improvement in self-care: UTSW 15.9 vs. National 14.9, mobility: UTSW 39.9 vs. National 37.2
    • Survey respondents who would definitely recommend this facility: 97% average
  • Brain Injury Outcomes
    • Patients served: 192
    • Average patient age: 61
    • Average hours of therapy per week: 17.9
    • Discharge to home: UTSW 84.4% vs. National 77.3%
    • Discharge to general hospital: UTSW 8.3% vs. National 13%
    • Discharged to long-term care (LTC) facility: UTSW 7.3% vs. National 9.3%
    • Average length of stay: UTSW 9.3 days vs. National 12.8 days
    • Patient gender: 50% female, 50% male
    • Improvement in self-care: UTSW 13.8 vs. National 14.2, mobility: UTSW 33.2 vs. National 35.4
    • Survey respondents who would definitely recommend this facility: 97% average
  • Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes
    • Patients served: 109
    • Average patient age: 64
    • Average hours of therapy per week: 17.8
    • Discharge to home: UTSW 72.5% vs. National 74.6%
    • Discharge to general hospital: UTSW 22% vs. National 12.5%
    • Discharged to long-term care (LTC) facility: UTSW 5.5% vs. National 12.2%
    • Average length of stay: UTSW 12 days vs. National 16.5 days
    • Patient gender: 44% female, 56% male
    • Improvement in self-care: UTSW 17.4 vs. National 15.4, mobility: UTSW 42.1 vs. National 37
    • Survey respondents who would definitely recommend this facility: 100% average
  • Stroke Outcomes
    • Patients served: 165
    • Average patient age: 65
    • Average hours of therapy per week: 18.8
    • Discharge to home: UTSW 83.6% vs. National 75.6%
    • Discharge to general hospital: UTSW 6.1% vs. National 9.7%
    • Discharged to long-term care (LTC) facility: UTSW 9.1% vs. National 14.3%
    • Average length of stay: UTSW 10.6 vs. National 15.5 days
    • Patient gender: 44% female, 56% male
    • Improvement in self-care: UTSW 13.3 vs. National 13.7, mobility: UTSW 33.3 vs. National 33.4
    • Survey respondents who would definitely recommend this facility: 94% average
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