Patients Who May Require Long-Term Acute Care

Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital is the region’s only facility designed to provide specialized care for patients requiring extended acute care of medically complex conditions. Examples of the conditions we treat are:

RESPIRATORY

• Respiratory failure
• Pneumonia
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Respiratory conditions requiring ventilator support on a temporary basis
• Tracheotomies

CARDIAC

• Endocarditis
• Arrhythmias and medical conditions requiring continuous cardiac monitoring

SURGICAL

• Post-op complications
• Non-healing surgical wounds

OTHER

• Kidney/Renal Disease requiring Hemodialysis
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Cancer
• Extensive Wound Care/Potential for flaps
• Decubitus/Venous Stasis Ulcers
• Systemic Infections requiring long term IV Antibiotic Therapy
• Cerebral Vascular Accident
• Conditions requiring rehabilitation therapy but cannot tolerate three hours daily