Professional Overview

What Makes Santé Different?

Information for Physicians, Employers and Adjusters

Case Studies

Referrals

Established in 1988, Santé Rehabilitation Group (Santé), is the most recognized and respected provider of outpatient physical and rehabilitative therapies in Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and surrounding areas. Our mission is to be, without exception, the most competitive outpatient rehabilitation provider in each community we serve. Santé has distinguished itself as a four-time winner of THE DALLAS 100 (presented by The CEO Institute and The Caruth Institute of Owner-Managed Business at Southern Methodist University) and a recipient of the Fort Worth Chamber and the James A. Ryffel Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Texas Christian University’s Small Business of the Year Award.

Santé Rehabilitation Group includes Santé Rehabilitation Centers for adult outpatient physical and rehabilitative therapies and Santé Pediatric Services which provides physical, occupational and speech therapies to pediatric patients with medical and developmntal delay at home, school, daycare or our pediatric clinic. Working under the direction of the patient’s physician, our therapists develop and implement an appropriate, patient-specific treatment plan.

Core Therapies

• Physical Therapy – minimizes physical disabilities, maximizes physical mobility and restores normal movements.

• Occupational Therapy – enhances the patients’ upper extremity function and ability to perform self-care tasks.

• Speech and Language Pathology – restores and improves speech, articulation and swallowing.

Adult Specialty Programs

• Industrial Rehabilitation Program and Testing – Our Industrial Rehabilitation RN Case Manager plays a critical role in cost-effectively managing all aspects of treatment, from admission to return-to-work. Santé’s CARF accredited program integrates those components critical to controlling direct and indirect costs from work-related injuries: job site analysis, acute rehabilitation, work hardening, work conditioning and return-to-work strategies. The Company offers different tests to assist employers in objectively managing injury-related costs, including post-employment/pre-placement and Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE).

• Chronic Pain Management Program – Our CARF accredited multidisciplinary program assists chronic pain patients to overcome their pain and resume a productive life. Disciplines include a rehabilitation physician, biofeedback, physical therapy, massage therapy, vocational counseling, spiritual counseling, nutritional counseling, and psychological services. Three intensity levels are available to meet the injured worker’s needs: Comprehensive, Modified, and Basic.

• Women’s Health Program – combines treatments and therapies designed to address the unique health issues facing women of all ages, from adolescence through senior years.

• Peripheral Neuropathy Program – involves physical and occupational therapies and new FDA-approved technology to reduce chronic pain, improve the patient’s ability to walk, decrease fall frequency, improve wound healing and minimize amputation

• Sports Program – assists a safe return to pre-injury sports performance for the injured athlete. Together with the therapist, our comprehensive training program addresses power, flexibility, balance, stabilization and coordination issues.

• Fitness and Exercise Programs – allow former patients and others to exercise under the indirect supervision of knowledgeable therapy staff. A customized workout program is developed to improve fitness, strength and self-esteem. Our popular exercise program has helped individuals of all ages achieve their fitness goals using a balanced approach that fits their busy lifestyle.

Santé Pediatric Services

As a licensed home care provider, Santé’s pediatric programs are Joint Commission accredited and Medicaid certified. Our therapists are experienced in evaluating and treating children with developmental, speech or cognitive delays, physical disabilities, sensory and motor delays, bone and joint injuries, muscle disorders, and medical equipment needs. Every day, our skilled, trained staff work with over 1,000 pediatric patients from one month old to 21 years old in Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso and surrounding areas. Santé welcomes patients from ECI, Head Start and most insurance plans.

What makes Santé special?

• Exclusive focus on outpatient rehabilitation: Santé commits resources and energies to open new clinics and develop new programs and services.

• Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology from one company simplify coordination, save time and money, and streamline communication.

• Innovative specialty programs, such as pediatrics, industrial rehab, chronic pain management, women’s health, peripheral neuropathy, sports, and exercise and fitness, enhance the Company's value to our customers and allow us to leverage expenses to keep our services cost-competitive.

• Geographically convenient clinics and extended hours promote a greater level of patient compliance which results in better patient outcomes at lower cost. Evening, weekend and early morning appointments are available.

• Central Intake – one call to Santé saves everyone time by streamlining the referral process, verifying the patient's medical benefits and expediting the pre-authorization process. Patients are scheduled within 72 hours of the referral and are directed to the most suitable and convenient clinic.

• Contracts with major managed care companies, workers’ compensation and employers, Head Start and ECI compliant make it easy for referral sources to work with one rehabilitation provider.

• Timely and consistent follow-up with physicians and other clinicians, employers, and adjusters insures optimal outcomes. Our on-line clinical documentation system simplifies everything! Information is accessible 24/7 by our therapists.

• Quality initiatives such as Joint Commission accreditation, CARF accredited programs (Chronic Pain Management and Industrial Rehabilitation) and certification by Medicare and Medicaid underscores our commitment to quality care and performance improvement.

• Benchmarking against FOTO™, the country’s largest and most valid external rehabilitation database, improves our treatment effectiveness and efficiency. Our outcomes prove patients are healthier, happier, faster at Santé!

• Local presence: Santé’s owners and management interact with the community on a daily basis.

 

Information For Clinicians, Employers & Adjusters

Santé’s physical and rehabilitative therapies and programs are designed to address the short- and long-term needs of patients of all ages during recovering from surgery, injury or chronic illness. Our therapists work with patients to complete their prescribed therapies. They help patients return to work quickly, regain quality of life and normalcy.

Patient diagnoses that may benefit from physical, occupational and speech therapies include:

• Back and neck injuries and surgeries – cervical/lumbar disc injury, chronic low back and sacroiliac dysfunction
• Joint injuries and surgeries – anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, rotator cuff tear, plantar fascitis, fractures
• Nervous system disorders – carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica and cerebrovascular accident
• Rheumatoid arthritis, amputations and osteoporosis
• Chronic pain – any pain persisting longer than three months and not responding to conventional medical treatment
• Female-related – cesarean section birth, balance and center of gravity, episiotomies, vaginal/rectal tears, incontinence/pelvic floor dysfunction, musculoskeletal pain
• Chronic lung diseases – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (emphysema, bronchitis, asthma), cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis
• Pediatric – autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, learning difficulties, mental retardation, muscular dystrophy, seizure disorders, speech or language disorders, spina bifida
• Speech or language disorder

 

Case Studies

Santé Rehablitation is committed to providing evidence-based medicine and therapies to our patients. To learn more about how former Santé patients have benefited from professional outpatient rehabilitation programs specifically tailored to their individual needs, use one of the following links:

CASE STUDY ABSTRACT Volume 1, Number 1:

two years post-accident, 41 year-old male returns to work after completing chronic pain management program

JAMA ABSTRACT - Effects of Extended Outpatient Rehabilitation after Hip Fracture

In community-dwelling frail elderly patients with hip fracture, 6 months of extended outpatient rehabilitation that includes progressive resistance training can improve physical function and quality of life and reduce disability compared with low-intensity home exercise.

Referrals

We make referring patients to Santé as easy as possible. Call or fax a signed prescription along with patient and insurance information to our Central Intake Department. We take care of the rest!

Simply make One Call to these Santé numbers:

ADULT - Toll Free Central Intake: 888-899-2512
ADULT - Toll Free Central Intake Fax: 800-377-0102

PEDIATRIC - Toll Free Central Intake: 800-340-4098
PEDIATRIC - Toll Free Central Intake Fax: 800-377-0102