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 Baptist North Mississippi’s Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program Awarded Three-Year Accreditation The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities recently awarded an accreditation to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi for its acute inpatient rehabilitation program. CARF, an independent, not-for-profit accrediting organization, establishes consumer-focused standards to help acute rehabilitation programs measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. The three-year accreditation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an acute rehabilitation program that has demonstrated substantial conformance to CARF’s standards. According to the report, “An acute rehabilitation program receiving a three-year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous review process and has demonstrated to the surveyors during on an on-site visit that its programs and services are measurable, accountable and of the highest quality.” Baptist has been providing acute inpatient rehabilitation to residents from a 12-county service area since October 2003. During that time, the hospital has provided outstanding rehabilitation services for patients recovering from strokes, amputations, fractured hips, severe arthritis, total joint replacements and other debilitating conditions. The program’s goal is to prepare patients to return home so they can accomplish their activities of daily living as independently as possible. With the addition of the acute unit, Baptist’s rehabilitative services provides a comprehensive spectrum of patient care beginning with therapy in the acute stages of a hospital stay because of injury, illness or surgery. The 9,000-square-foot unit houses 13 beds specifically for rehab patients. The unit features a custom gymnasium installed with innovative equipment, as well as a fully functional kitchen and laundry unit used to retrain basic living skills using real-world scenarios. For additional information on the acute rehabilitation program, please call (662) 513-1825. Baptist North Mississippi Welcomes New Emergency Medicine Physician Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi recently added emergency medicine physician Dr. Daniel Palm to its medical staff. Palm recently joined Drs. Timothy Lamb, Travis Yates, Scott Sanford, Jason Waller and Jill Brown of United Emergency Services. Palm received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in State College, Penn., and his Masters of Biomedical Science degree from Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. He earned a medical degree from the St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and completed a residency in family practice medicine at the Mayo Graduate School of Medical Education in Rochester, Minn. For additional information, please call the Baptist North Mississippi Physician Information Line at (662) 232-TELL (8355).  Top of Page |
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