Facility Based Care

At LHC Group long-term acute care hospitals, we provide care for your patients with medically complex conditions who require intense, specialized treatment for an extended period of time.


What Is Involved With Facility Based Care?

Our interdisciplinary team of clinicians delivers a careful balance of specialized medical care and compassionate, personalized attention.

Our hospitals are committed to working with you to consistently deliver high-quality healthcare to your patients and families. We deliver care in a manner that is cost-effective and non-restrictive. Our care delivery will always maintain the utmost respect for privacy, dignity, and individuality.

We are uniquely positioned to offer patients a safe, seamless transition from physician offices, the emergency department, skilled nursing facilities, and/or home health directly to our long-term acute care hospital. Our streamlined direct admission process helps ensure continuity of care.

We provide:
  • Telemetry/cardiac monitoring
  • Respiratory therapy
  • Ventilator management and weaning
  • Antibiotic therapy
  • Wound care, including the use of negative pressure wound therapy
  • Hyperbarics
  • Nutritional assessment and support
  • Case management
  • Discharge planning
  • Patient education
  • Therapy services (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy)
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The LHC Group Difference

We are about Person Centered care.

LHC Group’s caring medical professionals are committed and passionate about delivering high-quality care to every patient, every time. Our interdisciplinary team of professionals meets regularly to formulate, review, and update each patient’s individualized plan of care. And we include the family in development of each plan of care to help ensure we meet goals and expectations.

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We have a proven referral process to help you quickly access expert and reliable facility based care.

We Care About People

Because people are far more than their medical conditions.

We are about Person Centered care. That means knowing the people we serve, understanding their needs, and tailoring healthcare to ensure the best journey possible.

We Provide the Best Care Available

And are passionately committed to making it better every day.

We lead the industry in quality ratings but that is not enough for us. We’re committed to establishing a new standard of clinical excellence and outstanding service in all we do.

We Embrace the Communities We Serve

Because the best care happens in the context of strong relationships.

We empower our clinicians and staff to build the kind of relationships in our communities that ensure quality, consistency, and stability in all we do.

Partnerships with Purpose

At LHC Group, we partner with nurses, discharge planners, and other medical professionals to deliver high-quality healthcare at home.

What Does it Mean to Partner with LHC Group?

Learn more about our hospital partners – and how, together, we are setting a new standard for post-acute healthcare in America.

See our Partners

At LHC Group, we partner with medical professionals to deliver high-quality healthcare at home. We work as an extension of your medical practice, ensuring that the plan of care you prescribe is followed thoroughly and accurately and that each patient receives high-quality, compassionate care from our trained professionals. Together, we bring an integrated continuum of care to your patients and their families, reducing avoidable readmissions and improving clinical outcomes.

Rae Brodnax’s Story

Hear about William “Bill” Brodnax’s journey with LHC Group caregivers and the Spirit Award.

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FAQ
Why consider long-term acute care for patients?

Provide better treatment for medically complex, post-acute needs.

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How do I talk to my patient about long-term acute care?

Important things to say when facility-based care makes sense for your patients.

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What are the indicators for long-term acute care?

Discover the wide range of complex medical conditions treated by facility-based care.