Newswise — The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center have both been re-accredited for a three-year period by the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an international accrediting body focused on helping organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. The accreditations awarded to both facilities recognize the Medical Center’s success in delivering high-caliber patient-centered care and validate that our organization conforms to nationally and internationally accepted service standards.
“We are pleased to have received a three-year accreditation from CARF for the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Hospital for Joint Diseases,” said Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center. “The CARF accreditations are an endorsement of our talented team of faculty, scientists and staff who are committed to improving the quality of the lives of the patients they serve.”
The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (Rusk), the world’s first university-affiliated facility devoted entirely to rehabilitation medicine and the largest center of its kind for the treatment of adults and children with disabilities, received CARF accreditation through March 2012 for the following programs:
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs – Hospital (Adults)Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs – Hospital (Pediatric Specialty Program)Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs – Hospital: Stroke Specialty Program (Adults)
Rusk was among the first hospitals nationwide to earn three-year CARF accreditation for a stroke specialty program and is one of a few select hospitals in the region to offer an inpatient rehabilitation program. In addition to being recognized for its overall rehabilitation services, Rusk is acclaimed for its expertise in treating specific populations and the conditions affecting them, including the newly accredited Pediatric Specialty Program. Rusk was recently ranked in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” listing as #1 in New York State for rehabilitation medicine.
“The three-year CARF accreditation recognizes the exemplary services and treatments that Rusk’s rehabilitation facilities offer,” said Steven Flanagan, MD, professor and chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, and medical director of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center. “Rusk focuses on offering patients the most advanced patient-and family-centered care and this accreditation provides affirmation that our efforts are making a difference.”
The Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD) at NYU Langone Medical Center received CARF accreditation through January 2012 for the following programs:
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs – Hospital (Adults) Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs – Hospital: Brain Injury Program (Adults)
Inpatient rehabilitation programs offered through HJD are designed specifically to treat musculoskeletal impairments following both surgical and non-surgical procedures. Additionally, the Brain Injury Program provides structured therapy tailored to meet the physical and emotional needs of patients experiencing a neurological illness or having sustained a brain injury.
“HJD is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for all aspects related to the rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal and neurological disorders,” said David A. Dibner, senior vice president for NYUHJD hospital operations & musculoskeletal strategic area. “The CARF accreditations received demonstrate that our exceptional team of medical professionals is dedicated to providing the highest level of quality for the people they serve.”
CARF made no recommendations for the Hospital for Joint Diseases, signifying that they did not identify any areas of nonconformance to the set standards. Only 3 percent of CARF surveys result in no recommendations.
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body that establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. CARF accreditations are awarded to organizations that have voluntarily endured a rigorous peer review process also involving an on-site team of surveyors, and have demonstrated that its programs and services are of the highest quality and in accordance with CARF’s standards.
About NYU Langone Medical Center:NYU Langone Medical Center is one of the nation's premier centers of excellence in healthcare, biomedical research, and medical education. For over 168 years, NYU physicians and researchers have made countless contributions to the practice and science of health care. Today the Medical Center consists of NYU School of Medicine, including the Smilow Research Center, the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, and the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; the three hospitals of NYU Hospitals Center, Tisch Hospital, a 705-bed acute-care general hospital, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and largest facility of its kind, and NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, a leader in musculoskeletal care; and such major programs as the NYU Cancer Institute, the NYU Child Study Center, and the Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
About the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF):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 the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.
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