Instituto Prosperius, Tiberino, Italy
Number of Beds: 200
The Prosperius Institute is a meaningful project of synergy between public and private structures. The 4 stages of the rehabilitative activity provided for by the Ministry of Health are present here. Here the global care of patients is not a formula but a complex therapeutic choice. The multidisciplinary approach is combined, being essential to an individual’s rehabilitative project, with a special care in providing pleasant and familiar rooms.
The clinic has a capacity of 200 beds. Tiberino is a point of reference for rehabilitative medicine, from the immediate postoperative stage to the complete functional recovery. The Institute carries out a program of development and scientific research, organizing recurrent conventions and cooperating with postgraduate schools and degree courses of the University of Perugia.
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Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
U.S. News & World Report National Ranking: High-performing in Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center: California Model Spinal Cord Injury System
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is a public hospital owned and operated by the County of Santa Clara in California. SCVMC is a major teaching institution with a five-decade tradition of high quality medical education programs. As a teaching hospital, affiliated with Stanford and UC medical schools, the medical center attracts the finest physicians and young medical talent.
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Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
Number of Beds: 100
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific (REHAB) is the only acute-care medical rehabilitation organization serving Hawaii. For more than 56 years, the not-for-profit hospital and outpatient clinics on Oahu and the Big Island have been dedicated to providing comprehensive medical rehabilitation services. Each year, REHAB treats more than 5,500 patients recovering from strokes, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedic injuries, sports injuries and those individuals requiring general rehabilitation. Services to patients include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. REHAB is accredited by the Joint Commission as an acute specialty hospital in physical rehabilitation.
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Number of Beds: 93
U.S. News & World Report Ranking: Craig has been ranked in the top Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals in the nation for 22 consecutive years by U.S. and World Report since the rankings began in 1990.
Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center: Rocky Mountain Regional SCI System (RMRSIS)
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado is world renowned as a premier center for specialty rehabilitation and research for people with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Craig Hospital is a private, not-for-profit, free-standing, acute care and rehabilitation hospital that provides a comprehensive system of inpatient and outpatient medical care, rehabilitation, neurosurgical rehabilitative care, and long-term follow up services. Craig Hospital is designated by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) as a Model System Center for both spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Craig has been ranked in the top Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals in the nation for 22 consecutive years by U.S. and World Report since the rankings began in 1990.
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TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX
U.S. News & World Report Ranking: #5 in Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center: Texas Regional SCI System
NeuroRecovery Network Center (NRN)
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and serves the greater Houston community through 11 hospitals, a vast network of affiliated physicians and numerous specialty programs and services. Memorial Hermann's affiliated physicians tirelessly search for better ways to diagnose and treat patients while harnessing the latest technologies. Memorial Hermann's employees embrace a culture of individual accountability and innovation. This has led to a relentless focus on improving quality and patient safety and has brought them numerous awards, including the prestigious National Quality Healthcare Award from the National Quality Forum in 2009 and being named one of America's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
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Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Number of Beds: 165
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) delivers comprehensive rehabilitation services based on cutting-edge treatment techniques, innovative research and excellent, personalized medical care. A full spectrum of comprehensive services and programs are available for spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, stroke, cerebral palsy, musculoskeletal disorders, low back problems, amputations, geriatric conditions, work-related injuries, sports injuries and other medical conditions requiring physical rehabilitation. RIM's Center for SCI Recovery®, is one of the first hospital-based programs of its kind in the U.S., to provide a long-term, high-intensity, non-traditional activity-based therapy program that utilizes innovative exercise techniques to optimize recovery. The program incorporates therapeutic techniques based on the newest information available from emerging research around the globe.
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Number of Beds: 132
U.S. News & World Report Ranking: #9 in Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center: Georgia Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System
NeuroRecovery Network Center (NRN)
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Shepherd Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury and brain injury. Founded in 1975, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in the nation. Shepherd takes a team approach to rehabilitation. The hospital offers a complete continuum of care, from evaluation and medical treatment to rehabilitation and lifelong support programs. Shepherd Center is a leader in advanced technology and is accredited by The Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Shepherd Center is also designated as a Model SCI System of Care by the National Institutes on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
VIDEO: eLEGS Investigational Clinical Week at Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA
March 18, 2011
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Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, Allentown, PA
Number of Beds: 98
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. More than 60,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and provides rehabilitation services at more than 30 locations in 8 eastern Pennsylvania counties. Good Shepherd uses technology along with expert hands-on care throughout their network. They offer an impressive inventory of life-changing assistive and rehabilitation technologies. These devices, combined with hands-on therapy, help patients achieve independence and functional improvement.
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The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, NY
Number of Beds: 1,171
U.S. News & World Report Ranking: Mount Sinai Medical Center #16 in Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center: Mount Sinai Spinal Cord Injury Model System
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is renowned for it's achievements in medical research and is a leader in advanced technologies. A regional center for spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation, Mount Sinai has one of the most comprehensive and innovative rehabilitation programs in the country. U.S. News & World Report ranks their programs in geriatrics, digestive disorders, neurology and neurosurgery, ear-nose-and-throat, and heart disease among the top 20 nationally. The Mount Sinai Hospital is part of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, which also includes Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ
U.S. News & World Report Ranking:#2 in Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center (SCIMS): Northern NJ Model System
NeuroRecovery Network Center (NRN)
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Kessler Foundation is a public charity in West Orange, New Jersey dedicated to improving the lives of people with physical and cognitive disabilities caused by stroke, multiple sclerosis, injuries to the brain and spinal cord, and other chronic conditions. The Foundation's approach is twofold - supporting rehabilitation research through the Kessler Foundation Research Center and preparing individuals for the workplace through the Kessler Program Center. Kessler Foundation Research Center's laboratories collaborate with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation ensuring that research projects prioritize the needs of people undergoing rehabilitation for physical disabilities.
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
Number of Beds: 196 in the main hospital
U.S. News & World Report Ranking: #4 in Rehabilitation
Participant in Ekso Investigational Trials study — 2011
Medical Milestones: Founded in 1971 as the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is one of the largest rehabilitation facilities in the US, providing comprehensive rehabilitation treatment. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is the only rehabilitation hospital in New England continuously ranked since 1995 by U.S. News and World Report in its Best Hospitals survey. A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Spaulding is a member of the Partners HealthCare System. The Spaulding continuum of care also includes collaboration and contract management consultation with rehabilitation facilities throughout the Massachusetts / New Hampshire region.
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The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), Chicago, IL
U.S. News & World Report Ranking:
#1 in Rehabilitation
Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS)
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) is the nation’s #1 ranked provider of comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation care to patients from around the world and is the leader in research and development of the cutting-edge treatments and technologies in its field. Through aggressive medical protocols, RIC guides the patient care process toward a better outcome.
RIC holds an unparalleled market distinction with a record seven, multi-year, multi-million dollar federal research designations awarded and funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Education’s National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research in the areas of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, neurological rehabilitation, outcomes research and rehabilitation engineering research. RIC operates its 165-bed, current flagship hospital in downtown Chicago, as well as a network of more than 30 sites of care distributed throughout the Midwestern region, through which it delivers inpatient, day rehabilitation and outpatient services.
Founded in 1954, RIC has been designated the “#1 Rehabilitation Hospital in America” by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1991. RIC sets the standard of care in the post-acute market through its innovative applied research and discovery programs, particularly in the areas of neuroscience, bionic medicine, musculoskeletal medicine and technology transfer. For more information, go to www.ric.org.
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