Referrals

From an acute care hospital:

If a patient in an acute care hospital needs rehabilitation, the referral process is as follows:

  • A physician, case manager, or other clinician from the acute care hospital requests that the patient be evaluated by a UVa-Healthsouth Rehabilitation Liaison.
  • The liaison conducts a comprehensive screening to determine if the patient meets criteria for acute rehabiltiation.  The screening includes a chart review, a discussion with healthcare personnel, and a meeting with the patient and/or family to address pertinent information, concerns, and questions.
  • The next available appropriate bed is offered to the patient.  Often this process occurs within hours.

From the community:

Some patients are admitted to UVa-Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital directly from physicians offices, home, hospital emergency rooms, skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, or other community agencies.  To facilitate a direct admission:

  • Call the outside liaison (434-566-3370), and forward the information to our office.
  • Fax the following to the admitting office: 434-244-2100
    • Demographics
    • Medication List
    • Recent physician notes
    • Most recent (3 days) nursing notes
    • Most recent (3 days) therapy notes

A UVa-Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital liaison will review the information to make the determination if the patient meets acute rehabiltiation criteria.  If the patient is accepted, the systems are the same for an acute care transfer.  If a patient is admitted from the community, the family is responsible to make arrangement for transportation.