Hackensack Meridian Health, located in New Jersey, has opened its first long term acute care hospital offering 30 private rooms. The hospital offers a variety of programs to accommodate patients that need a longer stay.
Highlights of the hospital includes:
- Pulmonary program with ventilator weaning
- Advanced cardiac program, which will include congestive heart failure management and education
- Dialysis management
- Sepsis treatment, including long-term antibiotic therapy
- Extensive wound care program, with treatment of non-healing surgical wounds and pressure ulcers
Hackensack Meridian LTACH is located in Raritan Bay Medical Center, which includes a specialized dedicated floor, daily physician visits, 24/7 emergency physician coverage, an interdisciplinary care team that includes physician specialists, certified registered nurses and technicians, certified respiratory therapists, dieticians, rehabilitation therapists, including PT/OT/speech, in addition to all other hospital services.
