Background: Hospital-associated disability (HAD) is the new loss of ability to complete one or more activities of daily living without assistance after hospital discharge and occurs in 31% of hospitalized patients. HAD and low mobility during hospitalization are associated with higher risk of readmission, permanent disability, new institutionalization, and death. Physical therapy (PT) is invaluable […]

Background: Disposition planning is a vital part of clinical care in the hospital setting and requires a collaborative multidisciplinary approach. Physical therapy (PT) assessments are often a key part of this process but due to staffing shortages and high acuity – both of which were exacerbated by the COVID pandemic – therapists at a large […]

Background: Lack of mobilization of hospitalized non-ICU medical patients has known negative consequences, including worse health and psychological outcomes, functional decline and increased hospital length of stay (1). Known challenges to increasing mobilization amongst inpatients include patient- and institutional-related limitations such as patient symptoms and lack of available assistance (2). At our urban, quaternary care, […]