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Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH)
The
Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) at St. Francis is a specialty
hospital. It opened in the late 1970's as a physical rehabilitation
hospital and has since extended its services to encompass medically complex
patients as well as acute rehabilitation patients. It fills the gap
between community hospitals and skilled nursing facilities by providing acute
care for an extended stay. The average length of stay is 25-30 days.
The hospital occupies a new wing built in 1996 with 13 semi-private rooms
and 10 private rooms.
Complex Medical Program
- Serves adult patients who typically have
multiple injuries and / or illnesses that require acute nursing care. They
receive
therapy and medical treatments as prescribed. As they progress,
patients may transfer into one of the rehabilitation programs or the
less intense sub-acute medical program.
Acute Rehabilitation Program
- Is an aggressive physical rehabilitation
program for adults disabled through injury or illness. On weekdays,
patients receive a minimum of three hours of therapy in a combination of
physical, occupational, and / or speech therapy. Weekend therapy schedules
vary with the needs of the patient. Typical diagnoses are stroke,
traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and multiple injury trauma.
- Provides care for
patients while reducing dependency upon the mechanical ventilator. The
program focuses on
rebuilding strength, endurance and
independence.
Physically mature adolescents are admitted to the acute rehabilitation
program on a case-by-case basis.
Patients temporarily dependent on a ventilator may be placed in either
program depending upon their other medical and rehabilitation needs.
A case manager coordinates care for all patients in the hospital.
They organize regular team meetings with the nursing staff, therapists, physicians,
and counselors. Patients and family members may be invited to participate
in the team meetings.
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