Salina Regional Health Center\u2019s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit was recently recognized by Newsweek as part of its America\u2019s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2026 report.<\/p>\n
According to Salina Regional, their program was ranked sixth in Kansas and is the only inpatient physical rehabilitation center outside of northeast Kansas to make the list.<\/p>\n
Salina Regional Health Center offers a 15-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation unit within the hospital that provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, speech therapy\/audiology services, social services and chaplaincy services along with nursing care. The program is part of the hospital\u2019s efforts to provide a continuum of care for patients across the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cInpatient rehabilitation is unique in that it takes dedication from an entire team, which includes physicians, therapists and nursing \u2013 and buy-in from patients \u2013 to have successful outcomes,\u201d said MaKayla Johansen, PT, DPT, program director for Salina Regional\u2019s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. \u201cOur program has been focused on making an impact for the entire region so families can receive the care they need close to home. We not only serve internal patients at Salina Regional for their recoveries \u2013 we also have been working to expand external admissions so that if patients have to go to a metro location for specialized care, they can still come back closer to home for their rehabilitation needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The America\u2019s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2026 report evaluated centers across four pillars that offer different perspectives on the rehabilitation experience: clinical quality, professional reputation, quality designations and patient experience. Much of the report\u2019s assessment uses risk-standardized quality measures published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services including patient safety, outcomes, medication management, readmissions
and efficiency.<\/p>\n
The rankings also incorporate recommendations and assessments from health care professionals, specialized accreditations and designations from CARF International and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center and patient reviews on Google.<\/p>\n
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