Benefits of choosing Daniel Drake Center’s Skilled Nursing Unit:
- An onsite doctor or nurse practitioner is available 24 hours a day to assess and respond timely to any change in your medical condition.
- Clinical pharmacy staff are available 24 hours a day for quicker availability and timely administration of the medications ordered by a doctor.
- Onsite imaging services include diagnostic X-rays, modified barium swallow exams, CT Scans, CT lung screenings, vascular ultrasounds, general ultrasounds and echocardiograms.
- Onsite special procedures are performed eliminating the need for you to be transferred to a hospital to receive diagnostic and treatment procedures.
- An onsite clinical laboratory can assist your doctor with assessing and responding quickly to any significant changes to your medical condition.
- Onsite respiratory therapists assist your doctor with assessment of respiratory emergencies and administration of prescribed pulmonary medications and therapies.
- Onsite physical medicine and rehabilitation consult with doctors and other members of the team to assess and develop a treatment plan for your acute and chronic pain concerns.
- Onsite psychiatrist and psychology services are available should you require these mental health services during your stay.
- Onsite wound care services are provided by specialty team of nurses and physicians.
Some of the treatment and care specialty areas at Daniel Drake Center include:
- Orthopedic surgery including joint replacement, (hip, knee, shoulder)
- Neurologically impaired patients including stroke and spinal cord injury
- Major fracture treatment and therapy
- Heart failure treatment
- Cardiac and vascular surgery
- Swallowing and speech evaluation and treatment/therapy
- General strengthening and conditioning for physically and medically compromised patient