A Critical Care Hospital

Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital (CRSH) is designated by Medicare as a Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH), however a better description is A Critical Care Hospital.

• Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital is focused on acutely ill patients with multiple comorbidities
   
• Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital is reimbursed by multiple payors, including:
• Medicare
• Kentucky Medicaid
• Commercial Insurance
• Managed Care

• Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital is licensed as an acute care hospital with only one distinguishing characteristic: The average length of stay for all Medicare patients admitted over the course of a year must be more than 25 days. Individual patient stays are determined by clinical necessity.
   
• Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital may admit patients directly from:
• Home
• ED of The Medical Center
• Physician’s office
• Skilled nursing facility
• Acute Rehab facility
• Any hospital
   
• All Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital nurses are ACLS certified and have completed training in critical care.
   
• Respiratory Therapists are available 24 hours per day / 7 days per week.
   
• Patient rooms are private and family oriented.
   
• Patients and families have expressed their satisfaction through high survey scores and letters of appreciation.
   
• Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital is here to serve the needs of patients and physicians of the Greater Bowling Green Area. It is a specialty hospital focused on treating complex, high acuity patients with advanced clinical skills, compassion and sensitivity to the needs of the patient and family. Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital utilizes a multidisciplinary approach, often not available in the short stay hospital.