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Who Is Treated at Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals?
Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) treat patients who need hospital-level care and more time to recover from a serious illness or injury. If an LTACH has been mentioned for your loved one, they may face a significant recovery journey and could benefit from specialized care at an LTACH.
LTACH Patients Often:
| ✓ | Are transitioning after several days or more in the ICU but still need hospital-level care. |
| ✓ | Are recovering from life-threatening illness or injury and still need significant medical treatment. |
| ✓ | Cannot yet breathe on their own and need a ventilator, along with specialized care to wean them off it. |
| ✓ | Need a physician involved in their care every day, along with a coordinated team of clinicians. |
| ✓ | Are profoundly weak and need to begin rehabilitation, but are still too ill for an intensive rehabilitation program. |
| ✓ | Have serious or difficult-to-heal wounds that need specialized wound care. |
| ✓ | Need specialized treatments such as dialysis or IV medications. |