Critical Care Beyond the ICU
Solara Specialty Hospitals provide physician-led long-term acute care and specialized rehabilitation for medically complex patients who require additional treatment after a hospital stay.
Is a Solara referral right for my patient?
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Solara Specialty Hospitals provides long-term acute care for medically complex patients in Texas. Solara, along with Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals and Kindred Hospitals, is part of ScionHealth, a national healthcare system of 94 hospital campuses and seven senior living communities that deliver outstanding care and an exceptional patient experience.
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Move Early Program
The Move Early Program incorporates movement as early as is safe and possible into the recovery plan for patients, including those on mechanical ventilation, to promote timely recovery.
Interdisciplinary Care Team Bedside Rounds
Our physician-led interdisciplinary care teams improve patient and family experience by gathering at the patient’s bedside at least weekly to discuss goals and progress, provide education, and answer questions.
Highly Trained Staff
Our clinical staff includes physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, and dietitians – all specialized in improving outcomes for medically complex patients.
Accreditation
All Solara Specialty Hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission or the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality
Next Level Recovery
Solara Specialty Hospitals helps medically complex patients achieve lasting recovery
100%
of Solara Specialty Hospitals’ readmission rates are equivalent to or better than the national average1
100%
of Solara Specialty Hospitals’ rates of discharge to community or home are equivalent to or better than the national average1
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of care does Solara Specialty Hospitals provide?
Solara Specialty Hospitals provides physician-led long-term acute care and specialized rehabilitation to medically complex patients.
Our care includes, but is not limited to, ventilator management and liberation, advanced wound care, and IV drug therapy, as well as physical therapy and speech and language pathology.
At Solara, patients receive daily physician visits and surgical and specialist consults as needed, including general surgery, pulmonology, cardiology, and infectious disease.
We also provide access to services such as 24/7 respiratory therapy, radiology, laboratory and dialysis.
What sort of conditions can Solara Specialty Hospitals treat?
Solara Specialty Hospitals’ physicians and care teams treat patients with a wide variety of acute and complex conditions that are further complicated by the presence of one or more comorbidities. Conditions treated include:
- Respiratory infection and failure
- Heart failure
- Renal infection and failure
- Sepsis
- Skin ulcers
- Post-operative complications
- Traumatic brain injury
When should appropriate patients be referred to a Solara Specialty Hospital?
Because we offer ICU-level care, appropriate patients can be transferred to a Solara specialty hospital while they are still in a critical condition. Referring physicians may have the option to follow their patent’s treatment plan at our facility for continuity of care.
Timely referral to a Solara facility, where patients will be treated by caregivers that specialize in complex conditions, decreases inpatient length of stay while improving outcomes.
For help deciding if a Solara referral is right for your patient, check out our Referral Decision Tree
How is care at Solara Specialty Hospitals different from care Skilled Nursing Facility?
Solara Specialty Hospitals, unlike skilled nursing facilities, are licensed as acute care specialty hospitals. While care at skilled nursing facilities is primarily led by nurses, the treatment at Solara Specialty Hospitals is led by physicians who see their patients daily. Our specialized caregivers are able to provide medically complex patients with acute care treatment which many include ventilator liberation, IV antibiotic therapy, skin debridement or dialysis. We also provide radiology, pharmacy, and laboratory services. For more information on how LTACHs and SNFs differ, view this quick guide.
1. CMS LTCH Compare data: 10/2021-9/30/2022