The Specialty Hospital of Washington serves adult patients who still require close monitoring, observation, and who require a high level of care for a longer period of time than provided by the traditional Short-Term Acute Care Hospital. That care could include invasive forms of assessment, management, monitoring, and therapy. Conditions for which admission to The Specialty Hospital of Washington should be considered include:

• Ventilated Patients—Possibility/Probability of weaning – underlying disease process may vary
• Trauma—Critical stabilization completed but requiring continued acute care (orthopedic, tongs, Halo)
• Extensive wound care
  • Infected/complicated wounds
  • Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC)
  • Less extensive wounds but with additional medical needs requiring active treatment
  • Diabetic/vascular stasis ulcers
  • Post surgical fistulas
  • Dehiscence (failed wound closure) requiring open healing
  • Post flap surgery (3 or greater days Post op)
• Transplant patients (Patients awaiting transplants but too sick to be managed at lower level of care)
• Osteomylitis (bone infection) on IV antibiotics
• Bactremia (bacterial blood infection)
• Neutropenia (low white blood cell count) requiring special nutritional monitoring and buildup in preparation for chemotherapy