Haxtun Health Swing Bed Rehab: providing an exceptional transition from hospital to home
Healthcare isn’t always black and white.
There are times when a patient isn’t fully healed from their condition, but they also aren’t sick or hurt enough to the point they still require around-the-clock medical attention. Where can these individuals go when they’re in this gray area — on the mend, but still not safe enough to return home?
Haxtun Health’s Swing Bed Rehab program. These post-acute care services in Haxtun allow patients to recover close to home in a place they trust. The Swing Bed Rehab program provides a stable, therapeutic environment where patients can recover with the guidance and help of doctors, nurses and rehabilitation specialists.
Individuals may be eligible to participate in the program if their needs cannot be met at home, but their condition no longer demands a hospital stay. The goal of the program is to provide extra care to those who still need day-to-day assistance to build independence before going home; for example, post-surgery patients prone to falling or patients who still need IV therapy.
“It’s important for patients to heal close to home and near their families,” said McKenzie Fleharty, Swing Bed Director at Haxtun Health. “Loved ones shouldn’t need to drive more than two hours to the Front Range to visit patients during their recovery. At Haxtun Health, patients can heal at home with their family’s support and the support of nursing and clinical staff who understand their needs best.”
Details About Haxtun Health’s Swing Bed Program
A majority of Swing Bed patients at Haxtun Health require additional rehabilitation, such as occupational therapy or physical therapy. Many patients may also require IV therapy or wound care.
“Most of our services are housed under one building or very close by,” Fleharty said. “In our facility, you already know your physician, nurses and a majority of staff. You’re a part of our family and not just another person filling a bed. We care deeply for each of our patients.”
Each patient receives customized care to their individual needs, which could include:
- Physical therapy, up to five days per week.
- Occupational therapy.
- 24-hour nursing care.
- Activity programs tailored to the patient.
- No visitor restrictions — families can visit patients in the hospital at any time.
- Visits from a physician once a week or every other week, if necessary.
- 24-hour access to on-site physicians, if necessary.
“We’re small enough we can offer the services our patients need but also want to do,” Fleharty said. “Our goal is to offer continuity of care and to help in any way we can to get our patients back home. We care for them like family.”
For more information about the Swing Bed service at Haxtun Health, call 970-774-6123, contact Swing Bed Director McKenzie Fleharty at mfleharty@haxtunhealth.org, or go to haxtunhealth.org/services/swing-bed.
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