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special care scranton

 
Healthcare - Health Services
HQ: Nanticoke, PA   |   100 - 250 employees  |  
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Overview
Hospital Information

  • 67 licensed beds
  • Physicians: Active: 25; Courtesy: 54; Other: 42
  • 185 hospital employees
  • Accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Health
  • 47 licensed beds – Nanticoke (17 inpatient Behavioral Beds; 30 inpatient Acute Beds); 20 licensed beds – Scranton Satellite
    Specialties
Services
Our comprehensive range of specialized acute care services is designed to meet the individual needs of each of our special care patients.

Conditions and Specialized Treatments

  • Multi-system failure
  • Multiple trauma
  • Infectious disease
  • Complicated post-op care
  • Psychiatric/behavioral care
  • Respiratory failure
  • 24-hr respiratory therapy
  • Ventilator weaning
  • Tracheostomy management and care
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Wound management for advanced wounds/decubitus ulcers
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program with telemetry and medical optimization
  • Diabetes complications
  • Hip fractures
  • Amputations
  • Complex orthopedics
  • Stroke
  • Pain management
  • Long-term IV therapy/IV antibiotic therapy
  • Total parenteral nutrition
  • Dysphasia Management
  • Comprehensive rehabilitation services


Staff Specializations

  • Inpatient behavioral medicine
  • Occupational therapy
  • Cardiopulmonary therapy
  • Outpatient services
  • Discharge planning
  • Pastoral care
  • Financial counseling
  • Physical therapy
  • Hyperbaric oxygen
  • Radiology
  • Laboratory
  • Respiratory therapy
  • Nursing services
  • Speech therapy
  • Nutritional services


The Medically Complex Patient

Treating the medically complex patient who requires extended hospitalization necessitates constant nursing supervision and daily physician visits. Our programs are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of these patients, providing individualized, focused care and therapy. Many medically complex patients have one or more of the following diagnoses: infectious disease, multiple system failure, renal failure, respiratory failure, prolonged surgical recovery, long-term antibiotic therapy, sepsis, cancer, congestive heart failure, pressure wounds, multiple trauma, COPD, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases.
Contact Us
Special Care Hospital
128 W. Washington St., Nanticoke, PA 18634
Main Line: 570-735-5000