MedBridge - Your Bridge from Hospital to Home
MedBridge is a distinct post-acute unit - located exclusively inside our Heartland and ManorCare skilled nursing facilities - specially designed for shorter stay patients who require intense medical and rehabilitation care with conditions such as:
- chronic diseases
- heart complications
- stroke or other neurological concerns
- cancer
- orthopedic injury or replacement
- pulmonary issues
Upon admission, our MedBridge team's mission is to return patients home safely and confidently. The unique features of MedBridge:
- Separate and distinct unit in the center where patients with similar diagnoses and discharge goals receive post-hospital care.
- Specialized staff, including registered nurses knowledgeable in post-acute care, who provide medical and rehabilitative support, and oversee clinical care.
- Interdisciplinary team of therapists who work with attending physicians, nurse practitioners and specialty physicians to deliver post-acute services focused on maximizing individual patient goals.
Before being recognized with the MedBridge brand, our center must meet stringent unit criteria. This includes:
- Returning the majority of our short-term rehab patients back to the community within 30 days
- Offering high tech equipment
- Providing RN staffing
- Having a lower re-hospitalization rate than the industry
- Earning high customer service approval
- Increased frequency of on-site medical professionals such as center nurse practitioner
Learn more about our MedBridge units, or find a center with a MedBridge unit near you.
In many cases, patients have multiple health issues and need additional rehabilitation and medical nursing care before returning home and back to their life.