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Ochsner Specialty Hospital is a privately owned, not-for-profit healthcare facility providing acute medical care. As a long-term care hospital (LTCH), we provide continued acute-level care for patients suffering from medically complex illnesses. Our healthcare professionals work hard to generate the highest potential of outcomes and maximize each patient’s freedom and independence while involving the patient and family in the treatment program.
Ochsner Specialty Hospital has been providing specialized medical care for patients since 1994. It operates as a 49-bed long-term acute-care hospital and strives to deliver superior healthcare to the communities of Mississippi and surrounding states.
Ochsner Specialty Hospital provides in-house physician coverage 24 hours a day. Hospitalists are physicians located directly in the hospital to handle patient admissions from any practice or group and care for patients throughout their hospital stay. The hospitalists are trained internal-medicine specialists dedicated to patient satisfaction and positive clinical outcomes. In addition, Ochsner Specialty Hospital has 24-hour emergency coverage from Ochsner Rush Medical Center’s emergency room.
As a long-term acute-care hospital with affiliated rural health providers, we are committed to the delivery of excellence in healthcare. We will maintain high standards of care and availability of resources, consistent with the expectations of our customers, in a cost-effective manner. Our mission is to care for our patients as well as our communities, carrying out our motto: “Restoring Quality to Life.”
To deliver superior healthcare services to the communities of Mississippi and surrounding states.
What is the typical length of stay in an LTCH?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services define a long-term acute-care hospital to be a hospital that has an average length of stay greater than 25 days.
How is a long-term care hospital different from a traditional hospital?
The difference is in the specialization. LTCHs specialize in long-term acute-care services, while a traditional hospital offers many general facilities and services such as an emergency room, a family birth center and surgery areas. LTCHs can focus on specific areas with very high standards of care for just a relatively small list of ailments and services.
The types of patients typically seen in LTCHs include those requiring:
Do patients receive physical therapy while in a LTCH?
While physical therapy isn’t the main admitting diagnosis or criterion, all patients in Ochsner Specialty Hospital are screened and evaluated for physical therapy upon a physician’s order. The physician and therapist will determine the level and extent of physical therapy each patient requires.
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