Long-Term Acute Care
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Medically stable but fragile patients often need extended medical and nursing care. Patients needing this level of care may be too ill for discharge to a nursing facility, an acute care rehabilitation hospital, or their homes. For such patients, the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital provides outstanding long-term acute care tailored to their complex medical needs.

Good Shepherd’s long-term acute care programs involve physician-led interdisciplinary teams of medical professionals including registered nurses (ICU, med/surgical, and rehab), care managers, clinical dieticians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, respiratory therapists and psychologists (as needed). Patient-centered or physician-led teams meet each week to discuss patient progress.

All of Good Shepherd’s long-term acute care programs and services conform to the guidelines of the JCAHO Accreditation Manual for hospitals and Federal Medicare Standards. Diagnoses served and treatments offered include:

For more information on long-term acute care at Good Shepherd, e-mail us today or call 484-884-5000 (Option 2) (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday).