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Long term care hospitals

 
Patients
  • People who are medically unstable but need less care than that of an intensive care unit of a general hospital.
 
Services
  • 24/7 inpatient services for people with multiple acute or chronic care conditions who need, on average, a stay of more than 25 days.

  • Examples:

    • Patients who need ventilator support.

    • Patients who have a failure of two or more major organ systems.

    • Patients who have complex wound care.

 
Licensed staff routinely on-site
  • Physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists.