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SWING BED SERVICES

What is Swing Bed?

Swing Bed Services are a stop between hospital and home, where patients get the continued care they need after an illness, injury, or surgery. Our skilled staff provides on-site care, 24 hours a day, to help patients meet their goals and return home safely.The length of stay varies, depending on needs and goals, but the quality of care is consistent.

Why Do Patients Need Swing Bed Services?

Swing bed services can help patients who no longer need acute inpatient care, but need the following before returning home safely:
Long-term IV antibiotics
Wound care
Rehabilitation after surgery
Therapy after a stroke, accident, or injury
Rehab or skilled care after a recent hospitalization

What is Available in Swing Bed?

Nursing: Provides recovery care, pain management, and education.
Physical Therapy: Provides injury rehabilitation and helps patients build strength to prevent falls and gain movement, balance, and flexibility to resume activities like walking or exercising
Occupational Therapy: Focuses on daily living skills that may include dressing and bathing
Speech Therapy: Helps with communication skills, reading, and safe swallowing
Respiratory Therapy: Provides respiratory care and education about oxygen use.
Social Work: Helps patients and families access community services and resources, as part of planning for a safe discharge. Also assists with advance directives, Medicaid, and Medicare questions.

Why Choose Swing Bed Services at KHC?

Excellent patient-to-staff ratios
Private rooms
First-class care with a small-town touch
Easily accessible from Wichita, Hutchinson, and Pratt
Recently renovated patient rooms
New ADL (activities of daily living) room with kitchen & bath
Specialized wound care team

To learn more about our Swing Bed Program, call Melinda Hageman, KHC Social Worker and Swing Bed Coordinator, at 620-532-3147.