Medically Complex Programs and Services

The inpatient program incorporates comprehensive rehabilitation with acute specialty medical care to meet the needs of medically complex patients.

Patients entering this program have physical and clinical limitations requiring longer recovery times. This placement is for patients requiring hospitalization longer than twenty-five days.

LTACH — Long-term acute care hospital

Medically complex patients
Chronically ill patients
Twenty-five days or longer
Hospital environment needed for acuity of care required.

Patients suffering from medically complicated conditions, often with multiple diagnoses, receive:

ongoing medical assessment by specialty physicians
comprehensive medical management by specialty physicians, medical staff and rehab therapists.

Aggressive therapies and a complete continuum of care comprise a treatment plan designed to restore the high acuity patient to optimal health.

The Medically Complex Program cares for patients needing:

Post CVA treatment
Post surgical treatment
COPD treatment
Degenerative disease treatment
Complicated infectious disease treatment
Ventilator weaning
Multi-system management
Respiratory failure treatment

Physician directed teams provide a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. Teams include, but are not limited to, the following:

Specialty physicians
Medical and/or rehab nurses
Respiratory therapist
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Recreation therapist
Speech language pathologist
Social worker
Case manager
Dietician
Psychologist
Pharmacist

To refer

Call the admissions coordinator at (800) 437-1554 or (417) 466-3711. Required records may be transferred by mail or FAX.

Missouri Rehabilitation Center
600 N. Main St., Mt. Vernon, MO 65712
Fax: (417) 461-5788