INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

TO:

LISA PERIOLAT PT, NCS

FROM:

FLORY ANN EVIA

SUBJECT:

SCH OUTPATIENT NEURO REHABILITATION CENTER PROPOSAL OF

BUSINESS

DATE:

After a couple of hours spent with the Outpatient Rehabilitation team and
patients of Swedish Covenant Hospital, I was able to recognize a clear
understanding of the Hospital in its entirety. Lisa Periolat, Neurological
Clinical Specialist, is the lead Program Coordinator of the Rehabilitation
Services that collaborates with the Galter LifeCenter and Evangelical
Covenant Church at Swedish Covenant Hospital (SCH). SCH is an
independent, nonprofit teaching hospital that was founded on April 1, 1886
and has gained many achievements and awards moving forward for various
medical services. SCH is committed to serve the culturally diverse
communities through providing service to individual patients physically,
spiritually, and psychologically. The employees provide patient-centered care
with their S-E-R-V-I-C-E: Stewardship, Excellence, Respect, Value, Integrity,
Compassion, and Equality. This mission is shared amongst their partnered
organizations such as Rush University Medical Center, Ann & Robert H.
Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago, and Erie Family Health Center. These
providers also thrive to ensuring that their patients needs are met but SCH
Outpatient Rehabilitation Center provides an even more unique program by
the intensity of care where patients are often seen three to five times a
week, for two to four hours a day. The patients are also given transportation
that will pick them up from their home and take them back after therapy.
SCH Outpatient Rehabilitation Center allows the patient to take part in a
complete series of real-life activities. An exceptional way the patients can
attain enjoyment of life through regaining strength and mobility is by the
weekly outings held in various settings. An example would be an outing
where the patient has an opportunity to go outside and travel with the
assistance of the 5 specialized therapists to shop for groceries at the nearby
store and cook the specific entrees with their items. The admission of each
patient is thoroughly evaluated so the time of discharge is when the patient
has met their goals. With the aging of the American population, older
adults will increasingly require outpatient rehabilitation services such as

strength, endurance, and functional training in order to maintain functional

independence (Yu, 234).
Majority of the Outpatient Rehabilitation Center is comprised of geriatrics.
The time of discharge can be affected and can leave the patient who is
noncompliant with no results from therapy. The older population may not be
utilizing the given home exercise plans and therefore will not benefit from
the therapy sessions. This is an issue as the patient goals must be met by the
patient and the therapist together. In order to improve this service offering,
therapists can send out friendly reminders to check in with the patient and
their exercises. Physical Therapy also needs to look within its own practices
to determine which interventions are most effective and for whom
(Freburger, 329). The employees can dig into the patients history and
discover if the discharge date is not appropriate or if the patient can take
part in a new intervention for a better health outcome. Time is what needs
to be managed for the therapist and patient relationship to evolve.
As a nonprofit hospital, SCH Outpatient Rehabilitation Center has been
making a positive impact on medical services and patient outcomes through
its compassionate, committed, and professional therapists. The hospital is
definitely one-of-a-kind through its unique program and strong team of
medical professionals. The Rehabilitation Team and its increasing number
of patients and associates only enhances the goals of Swedish Covenant
Hospital as Rehabilitative Care is progressing.

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Works Cited

Yu, F., & Richmond, T. (2005). Factors Affecting Outpatient Rehabilitation

Outcomes in
Elders. Journal of Nursing Scholarship J Nursing Scholarship, 37(3),
229-236.

Freburger, J. K., & Carey, T. S. (2010). Comparative Effectiveness Research:

Opportunities and
Challenges for Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy, 90(3), 327-332.
Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16235863
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