The Medically Complex program is devoted to patients with complex medical conditions who require acute care hospitalization for an extended period. Many suffer from multiple organ failure and need to build strength and stamina to improve their overall health.
The day a patient is admitted, he or she is evaluated by one of our dedicated physiatrists and our physical, occupational, and speech therapists. This team then determines the best course of treatment and appropriate rehabilitation therapies. Physicians, nurses, and therapists closely monitor patients and adjust treatments in response to any changes in condition. While progress is often slow due to the complex health issues patients are fighting, the program enables them to move on to other levels of care, such as home, outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, or acute.
Bringing together two experts in the field – RML Specialty Hospital and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) – our Medically Complex program delivers the best medical care for these patients. RIC provides the medical direction of patient care by focusing on the functional aspects of rehabilitation and patients’ strengths to give them the best opportunity for improvement.
