I have personal experience w/ TIRR in Houston. Here are the sobering facts: * TIRR boast great success because they turn down patients that have a poorer prognosis. For example, they have a wound team but will not take patients with a wound. This is a fact I have PERSONNALY witnessed. o Athletes, younger patients, no wounds,. * Good numbers leads to good grants and federal funding and US News and World Reports top 10.
This an unhealthy cycle IF you are excluded from admission. It could be a blessing if you get accepted, but I am not scientifically convinced they have better skills and results due to the patient selection bias. They DO have more and newer gizmos, but gizmos often do change outcome. The best care will come from a team that PERSONALLY invest in you AND has LOTS OF EXPERIENCE with your type of injury. That could be in any town!! You all are often in my prayers, Bo Machado MD -----Original Message----- From: KK [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:18 AM To: MS Quads; [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] The 10 Best Hospitals for Wheelchair Users http://www.wheelchairpride.com/2011/01/10-best-hospitals-for-wheelchair-user s.html ***************** This is only part of the article. ******************************** So, what were the top ten hospitals for wheelchair users according to rehabilitation physicians selected by US News and World Report? 1. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago Ill 2. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ 3. University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 4. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 5. TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX 6. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 7. Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO 8. Rusk Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 9. Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA 10. Moss Rehab, Elkins Park, PA
