Physician-Owned Hospital

LEVELS OF CARE COMPARISON

The chart below compares the services provided at Atrium Medical Center, a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC), with other types of hospitals:

  General Acute-Care Hospitals Atrium Medical Center Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC) Rehabilitation Hospitals Skilled Nursing Facilities / Nursing Home
Focus of Care
  • urgent care
  • diagnostic / stabilization
    		•
  • specialized care
  • treatment focused
  • multiple medical conditions
    		•
  • rehab care
  • function focused
    		•
  • supportive care
  • chronic focused
  • residential care
    		•
    Approx. Length of Stay 3 - 5 days Average 25 days 14 - 20 days 20 - 100 days
    ICU Yes Yes No No
    Manage Critically Ill Patients Yes Yes No No
    Broad Range of Physician Specialties with Daily Visits Yes Yes No No
    24-hour In-House Respiratory Services Yes Yes No No
    Rehab Services with Defined Goals Yes Yes Yes
    *minimum 3 hours/day    		 Yes
    Hemodialysis Yes Yes Some No
    Cardiac Monitoring Yes Yes Some No
    Advanced Nutritional Support Yes Yes Some No