Bridges to Home

BBGH Swing Bed Program

Box Butte General Hospital (BBGH) has offered a swing bed program for many years as part of its commitment to the recovery and care of patients no longer requiring acute care in a hospital setting, 但他们还需要额外的治疗才能回家. 为了体现这一使命，医院的摇摆床服务被称为 Bridges to Home.

People who would need or benefit from the Bridges to Home program are acute care patients who have obtained a level of recovery where hospitalization is no longer necessary, 但由于身体的限制，他们仍然不能回家. Acute care can be defined as a pattern of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness, 因事故或其他创伤造成的伤害, or during recovery from surgery.

Qualifying for Bridges to Home

以下是一些符合客户“到家之桥”资格的例子:

• 从手术中恢复，如关节置换、血管或腹部手术
• 从重大事故或中风中恢复的
• In need of pain management
• 由于伤口不愈合，需要伤口护理
• In need of nutritional therapy
• 需要其他治疗，如呼吸治疗或泌尿科护理

Meeting Medicare Guidelines

为了进入“通往家的桥梁”，您必须符合以下医疗保险指南:

• You must have at least a three day stay as an acute care patient during the past 30 days before going on the swing bed program
• If you have been discharged home you can still qualify for Bridges to Home if you stayed in the hospital for acute care at least three days in the last 30 days.
• You must need ongoing monitoring and require skilled nursing or rehabilitative services on a daily basis.
• 该项目没有年龄限制.
• 对于髋关节或膝关节手术的患者，通常会考虑采用摇摆床方案. 中风、心脏或呼吸系统疾病等康复人士.
• 需要静脉治疗、物理治疗、职业治疗、言语治疗等的患者.

Teamwork key to success

Clients of Bridges to Home care are unique, 每个人都有需求，需要针对他们的护理量身定制治疗. 这些需求由患者的医疗保健提供者来确定, 与医院许多部门的代表一起工作, 尤其是康复和健康中心的治疗师.

The final stage of the Bridges to Home program involves an in-home evaluation of the client and his or her environment, conducted prior to the client's discharge.