The Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse is located at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Campus
If your condition is medically complex, the Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse can help. This unit is a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH). Patients on this unit are often too ill to be transferred to a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation hospital or their home after a hospital stay.
Prior to admission, our physician-lead team will work with the medical professionals caring for you and your insurance provider to determine if your medical needs meet the criteria for long-term acute care hospital level of care. Our clinical liaison(s) and a hospital discharge planner will work with you to coordinate your transition.
Conditions Treated at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease Infections
- Head trauma or injury
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Pre and post-transplant surgery
- Respiratory complications
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
- Ventilator dependence/re
- Wounds
Specialty Hospital Service Team
- Case managers
- Consulting physicians with a variety of specialties such as: pulmonologists, nephrologists, infectious diseases
- Dietitians
- Internal medicine physicians
- Nurses
- Nurse practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Physician assistants
- Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists
- Respiratory therapists
- Wound care nurse specialists
Long-Term Acute Care Services Provided
- Bariatric care
- Cardiac monitoring
- Complex wound management
- Hemodialysis
- Infectious disease management
- Long-term IV antibiotics
- Nutritional support services
Request a Tour
For more information about our inpatient rehabilitation or long-term acute care programs, or to request a tour of our facilities, please call 215-893-6570 or fill out the form below.
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