FEATURE CHOOSING THE RIGHT REHABILITATION FACILITY AFTER INJURY OR ILLNESS BY FRANK HYLAND, MSPT Executive Director, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network After suffering traumatic injury or illness, most people understandably want to return to their normal lives as quickly as possible. In order to continue on the path to recovery, some patients need care at a post-acute or rehabilitation hospital. In fact, an estimated one in five hospitalized patients in the U.S. are transferred from an acute care hospital to a skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation facility, long-term acute care hospital or directly home with care from a home health agency, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 18 Lehigh County Health & Medicine | FALL 2019