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The Long-term Acute Care Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
 
St. Francis is licensed by the State of Ohio and is Medicare / Medicaid approved.
 

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.

 

Vent Weaning Program 

  • 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.