12/10/2024
Results of Our Recent CARF Accreditation: It is our pleasure to announce that we have received the final report of our CARF site visit from our recent survey. It was confirmed that we have ZERO recommendations and will be awarded a full 3-year accreditation in our:
• Pediatric Specialty Program
• Brain Injury Specialty Program
• Cancer Specialty Program
• FIRST Specialty Program
Also, an exemplary conformance was awarded for our institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program. This level of recognition indicates a practice that produces outstanding business or clinical results and/or is innovative or creative and beneficial to share with the field. It is also a rare occurrence for CARF to designate an exemplary conformance and we are so proud of the work. Thanks to our colleagues in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team.
Things to note why this was such a spectacular survey:
• Only 3% of surveys by CARF will receive ZERO recommendations
o Overall, CARF Surveys 4000 sites per year. 120 will receive ZERO recommendations
o For Medical Rehabilitation, CARF Surveys 425 sites per year. 13 will receive ZERO recommendations.
• Our program has received ZERO recommendations in 2015, ONE recommendation in 2018, ONE recommendation in 2021 and ZERO in 2024. A total of TWO recommendations have been offered to our program in four surveys!
• Exemplary status has to be reviewed at several CARF Leadership levels after the survey is completed, with supportive documentation from the survey team. It is rare this status is awarded.
• Post survey, our CARF Specialist noted “You must realize that your Cincinnati Children’s Inpatient Rehab Programs are the best in the world, as reviewed and surveyed and based on the CARF Medical Rehab Standards.”
We are certainly proud of our team as it is an overall effort, all the time, that allows us to reach this status.
