Post-Acute Care Division
Summa Health’s Post-Acute Care Division provides specialized medical and rehabilitative services to patients after they have been discharged from a hospital or acute care setting. It is a phase of care that focuses on helping patients recover after a severe illness, injury or surgery. Post-acute care is designed to bridge the gap between acute care in a hospital and returning to the patient's home or community.
The seamless system of care Summa Health provides enhances the quality of life for our patients through innovative care models that deliver exceptional patient experience and outcomes. Effective post-acute care can significantly impact a patient's recovery and reduce the likelihood of readmissions to acute care settings. By providing comprehensive support during this critical phase, post-acute care plays an essential role in improving the overall health outcomes of patients after a hospital stay.
At Summa Health, we are dedicated to being the provider of choice for high-quality, coordinated, safe and cost-effective post-acute and transitional care.
To learn more about our services, click on the appropriate post-acute care service listed below.
Post-Acute Care Services
Home Care
Services are provided in the home and may include medical, psychosocial and symptom assessments, wound care, disease education and management, physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy.
Hospice Care
A holistic approach to caring for patients who are terminally ill and wish to focus on their quality of life. This involves a team of trained professionals, available 24 hours a day, who provide medical attention, symptom management and emotional and spiritual support.
Home Infusion Therapy
Involves the intravenous or subcutaneous administration of drugs or biologicals to an individual at home.
Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF)
A hospital that specializes in treating patients who require a combination of hospital-level care and intensive rehabilitation in order to regain the level of function needed to return home.
Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC)
A specialty-care hospital designed for patients with serious medical problems that require intense, special treatment for an extended period of time and require more medical care than a skilled nursing facility, nursing home or acute rehabilitation.
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Provide short-term care for patients recovering from an illness or injury who require skilled nursing and/or skilled rehabilitation services.
Care Stories
Joe and Thelma Laney
Through Joe Laney's heart repair, he had Summa Health at Home to take care of him. He said you feel more secure just knowing someone is available. And he hopes that with the help of Summa, his heart will last another 20 or 30 years.