Services Provided
We focus on weaning, stabilizing, and rehabilitating the patient who would otherwise receive traditional hospital care.
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Ventilator patients: Weaning or Chronic
Medically stable patients requiring ventilation; each patient assessed for an individual
Patients requiring full or nocturnal ventilatory support-that have a prognosis for weaning
Long or short term placement Facility wide oxygen and vacuum suction Chest tube to water seal only
**We do not take patients requiring non-invasive ventilation
Continuous or Bolus enteral feedings via peg, G-tube or J-tube NG tube/Dobhoff consideration on a case by case basis Traditional or elemental tube feeding formulas Capable of providing all diets by mouth Combination feedings – TPN while advancing tube feedings or 3 meals a day with a
nocturnal tube feeding for nutritional support
All IV antibiotics provided – carve out may apply for third generation drugs
IV Fluids when appropriate for hydration
IV push drugs we can administer: Lasix, Morphine, Ativan, Bumex, Digoxin, Solu-
medrol, Valium, D50, Toradol, Dilaudid, Demerol, Phenergan, Zofran
Other IV’s: Venofer, Pepcid, Reglan
Most IV access acceptable- peripheral, midline, picc, central lines,
**Milrinone/Primacor drip or Dobutamin/Dopamine can be given if not being titrated because we do not do cardiac monitoring – Carve out would apply for this drug as well.
**Unable to administer Chemotherapy or Blood products**
Off Site services provided at local hospital affiliation:
Transfusions Bronchoscopy Picc lines G/J tubes Specialty studies that we are unable to do on site Botox
Able to treat all types of wounds: Pressure, Surgical, Diabetic, Venous Stasis, Arterial,
All stages and thicknesses Most current approved treatment options utilized Surgical consultants VAC when appropriate Specialty mattresses/beds utilized
o Equipped to accommodate bariatric patients
Positioning devices to prevent or treat pressure ulcers OT/PT staff utilized for positioning/splinting Weekly wound rounds – utilize the Wound Trakker computer program Yearly wound competencies/preventative skin care for all licensed staff and nursing
Respiratory Therapy Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy Restorative Nursing Program Recreational Therapy
o Own paratransit van o Portable ventilators o Community outings o Resident council o Spiritual support o Large lounges o Outdoor space o Phones available o TV’s o Hairdresser
Nephrologist consultants Onsite dialysis at both facilities
Lab services available 24 hrs/day – 7 days/week Accu checks on site EKG’s on site Radiology on site
o Special Studies o Ultrasound o Doppler o Echo o EEG
Complex licensed lab at Warrington with the ability to check ABG’s, H&H, basic
electrolytes (Clara Burke will also have this ability in the near future)
Pharmacy available 24 hrs/day – 7 days a week Pyxis machine on site
Physician Services: Consultative services including but not limited to:
Pulmonology/Critical Care Intensivist Cardiology (Warrington) Infectious Disease (Warrington) Dermatology Nephrology Podiatry Dental Psychiatry Psychology Physiatry Surgical Pharmacy and Infectious Disease consultants provided through our servicing company
**Any physician interested in seeing a patient can obtain temporary privileges End of Life/Terminal Care
Strong social services and pastoral care provided Individualized pain management
Care Conference: Interdisciplinary Team
Biweekly for the first quarter and then monthly Entire team present with the family
PT/INR lab license Outpatient dialysis unit on site Bronchoscopy suite (surgical center) on site
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