National Rehabilitation Hospital

SCSC Demographics & Activity 2009

  • 175 persons were discharged in 2009 from the SCSC Programme.
  • 58 of these patients had sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury.
  • 145 of these patients were included in the CARF accredited Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Programme (CIIRP) – that is, a period of intensive inpatient rehabilitation treatment and therapy
  • 30 additional patients were admitted for other varying assessments, reviews and treatments
Pre-hospital HSE areas of residence of patients discharged from the SCSC Programme
HSE Dublin Mid Leinster 40%
HSE Dublin North East 17%
HSE South 18%
HSE West 25%
Gender of patients discharged from the SCSC Programme
Male 69%
Female 31%
Age Profile of patients discharged from the SCSC Programme
Average age 50 years
Lower age range 18 years
Higher age range 82 years