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Services Offered
Providers

Alissa Acker, CCC/SLP
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Norlene Bleskacek, PT
Physical Therapy (Outpatient) Cancer Rehabilitation Dizziness & Balance Care Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Kari Bulthuis, CCC/SLP
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Krista Christensen, OTR/L
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Marcie Crain, PT
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Carolyn Forsman, MD
Pediatric Physiatry (PM&R) Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Erin Grimsby, MD
Physiatry (PM&R) Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Kimberly Herrig, OTR/L
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Krystal Hinkemeyer, CCC/SLP
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Taylor Leege, OTR/L
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Niklaas Mattson, DPT
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Timothy Morton, MD
Physiatry (PM&R) Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Nayyer Mujteba, MD
Physiatry (PM&R) Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Michele Nick, OTR/L
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Jenna Pernu, DPT
Physical Therapy (Outpatient) Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Cole Peterson, CCC/SLP
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Thomas Silvestrini, MD
Physiatry (PM&R) Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Tabitha Slygh, OTR/L
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Jamie Smith, OTR/L
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Joshua Sorvik, CCC/SLP
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Michael Sperl, DO
Physiatry (PM&R) Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Christopher Thorson, PT
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Brady Town, OTR/L
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Jeremy Trevis, DPT
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Ellen Veselsky, SLP
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)

Linnea Woods, PsyD,LP
Rehabilitation (Intensive Inpatient)
CARF Accredited
The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is an independent, nonprofit organization that focuses on ensuring the services you use meet your needs for quality and the best possible outcomes.The following hospital rehabilitation programs at Essentia Health-Duluth are CARF accredited:
- Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (Adults)
 - Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (Children and Adolescents)
 - Brain Injury Specialty Program (Adults)
 - Spinal Cord Specialty Program (Adults)
 - Stroke Specialty Program (Adults)
 
Patient Outcomes
Average Length of Stay
- Overall combined program: 14.5 days
 - Combined Comprehensive - Adults & Children and Adolescents: 9 days
 - Brain Injury: 18 days
 - Spinal Cord: 17 days
 - Stroke: 16 days
 
Community Discharges
- Overall combined program: 80%
 - Combined Comprehensive - Adults & Children and Adolescents: 85%
 - Brian Injury: 83%
 - Spinal Cord: 81%
 - Stroke: 77%
 
Combined Programs Patient Satisfaction
- Overall Rating of Care Received as Very Good: 79%
 - Likelihood of Recommending MDRS rated as Very Good: 82%