All could ambulate independently and reported no difficulty walking a half mile.

In particular, the ability to ambulate independently as well as toe and heel walk correlated well with QoL measures in our patients.

One in three patients was unable to ambulate independently; median 6min walk distance was 56% predicted.

Of those patients discharged to home, 74% were able to ambulate independently and 98% passed their dysphagia screen.

Of patients not discharged directly home, 66% were unable to ambulate independently and 21% did not pass their dysphagia screen.