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KINDREDHOSPITALAMARILLOKINDREDREHABILITATIONHOSPITALAMARILLOMany people who become ill or injuredenter the hospital, recover quickly, and gohome after their hospital visit to resume normallives. However, some people leave thehospital needing continued acute medicalcare because their condition prevents themfrom being able to care for themselves athome or the severity of their conditionprecludes them from being accepted into arehabilitation hospital or a skilled nursingfacility. Kindred Hospital Amarillo is a LongTerm Acute Care (LTAC) facility that meetsthe needs of those who have medical conditionsrequiring extended recovery time.Located in the Medical Center, Kindred isone of only two hospitals in Amarillo thatprovides post acute inpatient care. Kindredprovides aggressive, specialized, interdisciplinarycare, designed to bridge the gapbetween short-term acute hospitals andrehabilitation, skilled nursing, long termcare, and home.Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital of Amarillois located in the Harrington RegionalMedical Center.Kindred’s seventy-two bed hospital includesa state-of-the-art, seven bed Intensive CareUnit as well as a sixty-five bed MedicalSurgical Unit with spacious rooms and privatebathrooms. Chronically ill, catastrophicallyinjured, or patients with medically complexconditions receive customized care providedby a team of physicians, nurses, and alliedhealth professionals. Pharmacists, dietitians,case managers, and others also providesupport and resources with a goal of achievingthe most positive outcomes.Kindred Healthcare, the parent companyof Kindred Hospital Amarillo, is dedicated todelivering quality medical interventions,facilitating transitions to the lowest costsetting that meets their patients’ medicalneeds, and augmenting their quality of life.Kindred Healthcare also operates KindredRehabilitation Hospital Amarillo, a forty-fourbed physical rehabilitation hospital. KindredHealthcare is one of the largest operators ofnursing and rehabilitation centers, and LTACacross the nation. Currently Amarillo is oneof only two cities having both a LTAC hospitaland an inpatient rehabilitation hospital.Kindred Rehabilitation cares for peoplewith debilitating injuries and illnesses byproviding specialized programs designed tohelp them achieve functional independence.People who benefit by the specialty programsinclude amputees, those with brain injuries,spinal cord injuries, cardiac patients, recipientsof joint replacements, and those needingwound care, orthopedic rehabilitation, orpain management. Patients can be admittedfrom home, the hospital, nursing home, orother medical providers for services includingphysical therapy, speech therapy, oroccupational therapy. Support services likenutritional counseling, pharmacy, radiology,and laboratory services are also provided ascomponents of comprehensive plans uniquelydesigned for each patient in an environmentthat optimizes each patient’s abilities.AMARILLO - Faces, Places & Open Spaces204