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23 EXECUTIVE BRIEFING 2 EXECUTIVE BRIEFING An effective partner will also have a well-organized system for efficiently transitioning patients through phases of care. This helps lower per-patient costs, improves regulatory compliance and enables patients requiring specialized care to receive high-quality care. 4. Specialized Care for COVID-19 and Medically Complex Patients Throughout the pandemic, specialty hospitals have played an invaluable role in the public health response. Research notes that 20 percent of patients recovering from COVID-19 require facility-based rehabilitation. 2 This value was shown through the interdisciplinary rehabilitation teams who helped patients recover from severe clinical presentations of COVID-19. Hospitals that partnered with experts to operate their inpatient rehabilitation program prior to the pandemic were often better prepared to take on the fluctuations in care, including patient volume, recruitment challenges, advanced safety protocols and new therapies for COVID-19 patients. 5. Streamlined Patient Care Path As stated in the guide, "10 Steps to Optimize Your Rehabilitation Unit," research notes that rehabilitation therapy services are expected to continue to grow following COVID-19 through 2028. With this expected growth, it is important to evaluate where patients are going to receive rehabilitative care and where there is an opportunity to keep patients within the system. Expanding post-acute services within the hospital's care continuum helps the hospital to have more control over outcomes, reduce care transitions and help maintain patient satisfaction throughout the care journey. How Partnership Can Help with Hospital Financial Performance Partnering with a focused rehabilitation expert can ease the burden of managing inpatient rehabilitation, increase patient access, and help improve clinical quality and operational efficiency – all of which will ultimately help the hospital achieve greater financial performance. To learn how partnership can help your hospital reach its strategic goals, visit Kindredrehab.com. n Kindred is one of the largest joint-venture and contract managers of hospital-based acute rehabilitation programs in the nation. We deliver high-quality patient outcomes to over 160,000 patients per year through more than 300 hospital-based acute rehabilitation units, long term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings, and more than 20 joint-venture inpatient rehabilitation hospitals.