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> Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Voted among the Top 5 Rehabilitation
> Hospitals in the U.S.
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> PRNewswire
> 22-JUL-98
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> WEST ORANGE, N.J., July 22 /PRNewswire/-- KESSLER Institute for
> Rehabilitation, New Jersey's largest comprehensive physical medicine and
> rehabilitation hospital, was voted number four among America's best
> rehabilitation hospitals, according to a nationwide survey of physicians
> conducted by US News and World Report Magazine. This year's ranking makes the
> seventh consecutive year that Kessler has been listed among the nation's top
> rehabilitation hospitals.
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> "We're enormously proud of the fact we've been considered among the best for
> the last seven years and that our ranking has continuously increased each
> year," said Robert Krotenberg, MD, Senior Medical Officer for Kessler
> Institute for Rehabilitation. "Our ranking is a direct result of the
> dedication and commitment of our staff to provide the best care possible. It
> is also an honor to be recognized by fellow physicians for providing expert
> care."
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> The US News and World Report rankings were devised in conjunction with the
> national Opinion Research Center (NORC), a noted social-science research group
> located at the University of Chicago. A geographic cross-section of 2,400
> board certified physicians were randomly selected from the American Medical
> Association's database and asked to name the five hospitals they consider the
> best in their specialty. Overall, 16 specialties are ranked, but four,
> including rehabilitation, pediatrics, psychiatry and ophthalmology, are based
> solely on reputation because data such as mortality rates are irrelevant or
> unavailable.
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> Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is New Jersey's largest rehabilitation
> provider with four inpatient hospitals located in Chester, East Orange, Saddle
> Brook and West Orange and outpatient centers located throughout northern New
> Jersey. Kessler is recognized both nationally and internationally for its
> specialty programs in spinal cord injury, mild and traumatic brain injury,
> chronic and acute pain management, stroke rehabilitation, amputee services,
> post-polio rehabilitation and orthopedic rehabilitation. The ninth annual
> ranking of "America's Best Hospitals", appears in the July 27 issue of US News
> and World Report now available. For more information about Kessler Institute
> for Rehabilitation and its services, call 888-KESSLER or visit Kessler's web
> site at www.kessler-rehab.com.
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> /CONTACT: Lynette King of Kessler, 973-731-3900, ext. 6809/
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