Methodology 

The America‘s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2022 ranking awards the leading inpatient physical rehabilitation facilities in the US.

The physical rehabilitation centers were identified according to the definition of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). IRFs are free standing rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation units in acute care hospitals.

Centers which offer outpatient physical rehabilitation services only were excluded.

For the first time, Physical Rehabilitation Centers from all US states were included in the survey.

The 25 states with the most facilities according to CMS were surveyed individually. The remaining states were grouped into 4 regions: Northeast, Midwest, West and South. Physical rehabilitation centers from these states were considered accordingly.

The list is based on three data sources:

1. Nationwide online survey: During the survey period from June to July 2022, thousands of experts with knowledge of physical rehabilitation centers physicians, physiotherapists, doctors, clinic managers & health care professionals) were invited to an online survey in cooperation with Newsweek

2. KPI data for IRFs published by CMS

3. Accreditation data on Physical Rehabilitation Centers provided by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) and the MSKTC (Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center)

Participants were also able to specify a standout program (Amputation, Brain Injury, Cancer Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke) for the recommended physical rehabilitation center.

On average, the top 20% of facilities were awarded per state/region, 255 nationwide.

For the extended version of the methodology please click here.

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