Asheville Specialty Hospital, a service of Mission Hospitals and CarePartners
At Asheville Specialty Hospital, medically complex patients have the extended time and specialized care they need for optimal recovery.
Asheville Specialty Hospital treats patients with conditions including neurological disorders, cardiac, pulmonary conditions, wound care, and dialysis needs, etc. Patients that are accepted for admission at Asheville Specialty Hospital have demonstrated a need for a 3-4 week hospitalization.
We are committed to providing quality, patient-focused care based on an interdisciplinary approach and the fundamental belief that each patient deserves to be treated as an individual.
What is an Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH)?
An LTACH is a long-term acute care hospital that provides an acute level of care and services to patients requiring extended hospitalization.
LTACH is NOT for permanent patient placement; not a rehabilitation hospital or a skilled nursing facility.
Regulatory
- LTACHs must maintain at least a 25-day average length of stay
- LTACHs are licensed as acute care
- LTACHs are certified by Medicare
- LTACHs are reimbursed by Medicare under a DRG system
- LTACHs are reimbursed by many insurance companies
Patient Services:
- Daily physician visits
- Nursing services
- Respiratory therapy
- Physical, Occupational and Speech therapies
- Nutritional Therapy
- Case Management and Social Services
- Telemetry
- Pet therapy
- Pain management
- IV therapy
- Palliative Care
- Ventilator Support
Medically Complex:
- Pulmonary disease
- Cardiac disease
- Complex wounds
- Neurological diseases
- Gastrointestinal diseases
- Post-Op complications (infection, non-healing surigical wound, stroke, bleeding)
- Renal Disease including Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
- Infectionsrequiring long term IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Other
Referrals to LTACH are made by the physician.
Referral Line # 828-213-3400. Fax # 828-213-5410. The referral process is as follows:
- Order entered by physician
- Referral Team nurse will evaluate the patient and determine if they meet the LTACH admission criteria. This visit is documented in the physician's progress records.
- If accepted, Referral Team nurse works with the patient's Case Manager/Discharge Planner to arrange admission. If declined, the reasons are communicated to the Case Manager along with documentation in the physician's progress records.
Employment:
If interested in available nursing positions contact Wanda Miller, RN Director of Nursing at 828-213-4594.
Patient Testimonials:
"My stay resulted in feeling better than I have felt in at least 6 months due to the nursing care and great rehab staff and their encouragement to get me moving again."
"The service that is provided at your facility is so valuable. This gave Pop time to recover from a serious illness and to return to Assisted Living. If he had not had this stay I do not think he would have regained his function to be able to return to Assisted Living."
Content Manager: Jennifer Selman
