Choosing a rehabilitation facility to meet the needs of your loved one is a difficult decision. Because of our years of experience, we understand the questions you have and what you are going through, we are here to assist you.
What sets St. Mary’s Acute Rehabilitation Unit apart is: Our focus on service, Our Physicians, Our Team-Based Care, Our High Level of Experience, Our Excellent Outcomes, Our Innovative Spirit and Our commitment to individualized and compassionate care in a warm setting.
1. Our Focus on Service: We are dedicated to providing you with best service in addition to the excellent care that defines us. This focus on service is reflected by the high level of customer satisfaction with our program. Over the last five years nearly 96% of our patients were “very satisfied” with their overall care. Our employees and physician take pride in providing the very best level of service to all our customers.
2. Our Physicians:
Medical Director -
Marc Wakasa, MD is the Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services and the Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at St. Mary's Medical Center. He is a clinical instructor with the Stanford University Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program and a member of the St. Mary’s Medical Executive Committee. Well-known in the community, Dr. Wakasa is the recipient of Stanford University’s James Thompson Humanitarian Award in rehabilitation medicine. He also wrote the rehabilitation chapter for cranial trauma in the “Textbook of Neurological Surgery” and is co-author of the Spinal Cord Injury section on the website, UptoDate.com. Dr. Wakasa received his medical degree from Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University in Chicago and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University. Board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, Dr. Wakasa has been a practicing physiatrist at St. Mary's Medical Center since 1997.
Our Physician Team -
St. Mary’s Acute Rehab department also consists of a team of internal medicine doctors who are dedicated to ensuring your medical recovery. These physicians work in collaboration with our Medical Director and are experts in taking care of most complex patients. According to a national data base of all rehab facilities in the nation our rehab unit treats some of the most complex patients.
3. Our Team-Based Care: At St. Mary’s Acute Rehab we work in rehab teams. Our team-based care ensures that the team is collaborating with primary goals of getting you home and there is ample communication amongst the team members to achieve optimum recovery for you.
4. Our High Level of Experience: The Rehab Department at St. Mary’s Medical Center has been in existence for more than 50 years. At St. Mary’s Acute Rehab unit you will be cared for by a highly experienced team. Many of our rehabilitation nurses and therapists have more than 25 years of experience on rehab. Most of our therapists hold advanced certifications in the area of their practice.
5. Our Excellent Outcomes: When you choose St. Mary’s Acute Rehab unit then you are choosing a program that has predictably positive Outcome. Over 90% of our patients report having met their top three goals as a result of their rehabilitation stay.
6. Our Innovative Spirit: The rehab team at St. Mary’s is constantly looking for innovative ways to help patient. We were the pioneers in using WII for rehab.
7. Our commitment to individualized and compassionate care in a warm setting: You will benefit from a rehab environment which focuses on delivering individualized and compassionate care. You would regain your function in the warmth of a renovated rehab unit and in the peace and quiet of your own patient room.
