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Complex Care Hospital of Idaho
Complex Care Hospital of Idaho
A New Level of Care in the Treasure Valley
Helping people recover from catastrophic illness or injury takes more than skills and compassion – it takes nnovation. That’s why Complex Care Hospital of Idaho develops a personalized care plan for each patient, focusing on the well-being of the entire person, not just a single aspect of his or her condition.
Early and Aggressive Intervention in a Critical Care Setting
Complex Care Hospital of Idaho is a state-of-the-art specialty acute-care hospital focused on the treatment of patients recovering from critical injury or illness – patients like 80-year-old Donald Harry, who made a full recovery after an ATV rollover accident landed him in the ICU for 19 days. In spite of Mr. Harry’s broken bones, a punctured lung, and other complications, specialists at Complex Care Hospital of Idaho successfully weaned Mr. Harry off his ventilator, and helped him return home.
An extension of the outstanding care provided by the Treasure Valley’s community hospitals, Complex Care Hospital is the area’s first and only specialty hospital to offer a 10-bed ICU and extensive in-house diagnostic services with a CT scanner, specialty procedure rooms, dialysis suites and bariatric rooms.
Patients at Complex Care Hospital of Idaho have access to a wide range of intensive medical services and therapeutic protocols, including:
- Aggressive ventilator weaning
- Comprehensive respiratory therapy
- Acute and chronic dialysis services
- Advanced wound care program
- Continuous cardiac monitoring
- Specially outfitted bariatric rooms
- Traumatic brain injury program
- In-house lab, radiology unit, rehabilitation gym and pharmacy
- Dedicated physical, occupational speech and psychosocial therapies
"At Complex Care Hospital of Idaho, highly trained clinical professionals collaborate across disciplines, under the leadership of a physician specialist, with the goal of helping restore patients with catastrophic injury or illness," said William Dittrich, M.D., Medical Director. "The combination of aggressive medical treatments with intensive restorative therapies often results in a higher quality of life, even for the most medically complex patients, whose conditions require critical care services around the clock."
Acute Care Services for the Medically Complex Patient
Care Hospital of Idaho are focused on helping medically complex patients achieve their fullest recovery potential by providing early and aggressive intervention in a specialty acute care setting. To this end, physician-led treatment teams coordinate across specialized medical services – including nursing, respiratory therapy, physical medicine, radiology, pharmacy, nutrition and case management – to deliver care that often improves outcomes even for the sickest of patients. The hospital’s unique combination of critical care and intensive therapeutic services often results in a shortened recovery process and improved outcomes for patients
Complex Care Hospital of Idaho specializes in the treatment of medically complex conditions and diagnoses, including:
- Multiple-system failure
- Infectious disease
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Complex pulmonary diseases
- Traumatic brain injury
- Congestive heart failure
- Chronic wound care
The healthcare professionals at Complex Care Hospital of Idaho believe it’s never too soon to begin thinking about recovery. Aggressive therapies may be introduced to even the most critically ill patients. These therapies help prevent physical deterioration, accelerating the process of restoring patients to health – patients like the active 73-year-old who fell while doing volunteer work. Despite numerous complications after surgery to repair his broken arm and hip, he began to respond to the aggressive therapies at Complex Care Hospital of Idaho, and became actively involved in his own care. The hospital’s physical, occupational and speech therapists worked closely with the patient and his family to reach his therapeutic goals, and he was soon able to return home.
Recognizing that the most important members of the treatment team are the patient and his or her loved ones, the clinical professionals at Complex Care Hospital of Idaho give patients and families access to information that encourages active participation in the recovery process.
To learn more about Complex Care Hospital of Idaho and the hospitals’ special services for medically complex patients, visit http://www.complexcare.net or call (877) 801-2244 to schedule a tour.
Complex Care Hospital of Idaho is conveniently located in the Treasure Valley, immediately south of I-84 off Eagle Road in Meridian. The 62,000-square-foot hospital has 60 licensed beds, and a 10-bed ICU. Complex Care Hospital of Idaho is Medicare-certified and accredited by the Joint Commission.
Complex Care Hospital of Idaho
2131 South Bonito Way
Meridian, ID 83642
Main (208) 489-9500
Toll-free (877) 801-2244
Referral line (208) 489-9777
Fax (208) 489-9848