Medically complex care

Medical management of multiple, chronic conditions

Patients with medically complex conditions receive daily physician visits. Individualized treatment plans can include 24-hour respiratory therapy as well as physical, occupational or speech therapy. Nutritional counseling, radiology and laboratory services, and a clinical pharmacist are also available.

Patient with a medically complex condition being treated by a therapist

We make recovery possible

  • Select Specialty Hospital’s interdisciplinary team is led by a physician and includes nurses; physical, occupational, respiratory and speech therapists; dietitians; pharmacists; case managers and other clinical and support staff, as needed. 

  • Patients come to us with a variety of conditions, including:

    • Prolonged surgical recovery from general, cardiac, thoracic or gastric conditions
    • Traumatic injury, including spinal cord, head injury, cerebral hemorrhage, or orthopedic complications
    • Long-term intravenous antibiotics
    • Malnutrition
    • Cancers
    • Congestive heart failure
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
    • Sepsis
    • Renal failure
    • Multi-system complications
    • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Treatment, as directed by a physician, is tailored to your specific medical, physical and functional needs and goals, all targeted to help:

    • Restore physical abilities
    • Build strength and endurance
    • Minimize pain
    • Improve balance and mobility
    • Begin building skill in daily activities
    • Avoid complications 
medically complex - patient success story - Dorothy Horschel
Our patients say it best
Dorothy's story
“Everyone was so helpful in motivating me to start moving.”

How can we help you?

We will work closely with you, your family, physician and/or the referring hospital to ensure a smooth transition to Select Specialty Hospital.