Specialty Hospitals within the Fundamental network are acute
care facilities for patients who require extended hospitalization to meet their medical needs. These
patients require frequent physician observation and care, as well as the intense services of an
interdisciplinary team. Specialty Hospitals within the Fundamental network continue the care provided by the general
acute care hospital for patients who need this level of care for a longer length of time. Patients
can then be transitioned to the next appropriate level of care, such as a skilled nursing or subacute
facility or home health care. Services available at most Specialty Hospitals are listed below - all
services may not be available at all locations.
Diagnostic Studies
- Doppler Studies
- Full blood, chemistry and microbiologicalscreens
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Radiography
- Broncoscopy
- Sonogram
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Others as needed
Nutritional Support
- Clinical psychological consult
- Discharge needs assessment
- Family conferencing and communication
Psycho-social Support
- Prescriptive diets
- Swallow studies
- Alternate feeding methods
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Nutritional assessment
Cardiopulmonary Services
- Ventilator weaning
- Trach care/weaning
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Sleep studies
- Cardiac monitoring
- Cardiac rehabilitation
Pharmacy
Physical Therapy
- Mobility
- Strengthening
- Endurance
- Intense wound therapy
- Physical and occupational therapy gym
Occupational Therapy
- Self care skills
- Therapeutic dining
Speech-language Pathology
- Dysphagia diagnosis and treatment
- Cognitive retraining
- Feeding groups
- Communication skills
Nursing
- Acute and chronic wound management
- Physical assessment and needs identification
- Pain management
- RN case management
- Telemetry
- IV management
- Onsite hemodialysis / peritoneal dialysis treatment room
- Home evaluations
- Blood administration
- Chemotherapy administration
