Amarillo: Faces, Places & Open Spaces

KINDRED
HOSPITAL
AMARILLO
KINDRED
REHABILITATION
HOSPITAL
AMARILLO
Many people who become ill or injured
enter the hospital, recover quickly, and go
home after their hospital visit to resume normal
lives. However, some people leave the
hospital needing continued acute medical
care because their condition prevents them
from being able to care for themselves at
home or the severity of their condition
precludes them from being accepted into a
rehabilitation hospital or a skilled nursing
facility. Kindred Hospital Amarillo is a Long
Term Acute Care (LTAC) facility that meets
the needs of those who have medical conditions
requiring extended recovery time.
Located in the Medical Center, Kindred is
one of only two hospitals in Amarillo that
provides post acute inpatient care. Kindred
provides aggressive, specialized, interdisciplinary
care, designed to bridge the gap
between short-term acute hospitals and
rehabilitation, skilled nursing, long term
care, and home.
Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital of Amarillo
is located in the Harrington Regional
Medical Center.
Kindred’s seventy-two bed hospital includes
a state-of-the-art, seven bed Intensive Care
Unit as well as a sixty-five bed Medical
Surgical Unit with spacious rooms and private
bathrooms. Chronically ill, catastrophically
injured, or patients with medically complex
conditions receive customized care provided
by a team of physicians, nurses, and allied
health professionals. Pharmacists, dietitians,
case managers, and others also provide
support and resources with a goal of achieving
the most positive outcomes.
Kindred Healthcare, the parent company
of Kindred Hospital Amarillo, is dedicated to
delivering quality medical interventions,
facilitating transitions to the lowest cost
setting that meets their patients’ medical
needs, and augmenting their quality of life.
Kindred Healthcare also operates Kindred
Rehabilitation Hospital Amarillo, a forty-four
bed physical rehabilitation hospital. Kindred
Healthcare is one of the largest operators of
nursing and rehabilitation centers, and LTAC
across the nation. Currently Amarillo is one
of only two cities having both a LTAC hospital
and an inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
Kindred Rehabilitation cares for people
with debilitating injuries and illnesses by
providing specialized programs designed to
help them achieve functional independence.
People who benefit by the specialty programs
include amputees, those with brain injuries,
spinal cord injuries, cardiac patients, recipients
of joint replacements, and those needing
wound care, orthopedic rehabilitation, or
pain management. Patients can be admitted
from home, the hospital, nursing home, or
other medical providers for services including
physical therapy, speech therapy, or
occupational therapy. Support services like
nutritional counseling, pharmacy, radiology,
and laboratory services are also provided as
components of comprehensive plans uniquely
designed for each patient in an environment
that optimizes each patient’s abilities.
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