Inpatient Nursing
Hours of Service: 7 Days, 24 Hours
Community Hospital Association provides inpatient care for acute care, skilled care,
and intermediate care patients. Each level of care requires admission orders from
a member of the Active Medical Staff. All admissions are reviewed by our Utilization
Manager and the patient s insurance carrier. All Medicare and Medicaid admissions
are reviewed in accordance to Federal Regulations.
A patient may also be admitted as an observation patient if ordered by the family
nurse practitioner or their physician. This service is to provide nursing observation,
administration of needed medications, or follow up testing to help determine a diagnosis.
The patient must be discharged, transferred, or admitted to acute care within 24
hours.
Skilled Care admissions should be prearranged with our Skilled Care Coordinator
or Utilization Manager. A patient plan of care and discharge summary will be required
prior to admission. A member of our Active Medical Staff must accept the transfer
in advance.