Specialty LTCH Hospital of Hammond is a 40 bed Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) located in Hammond, Louisiana, focusing on extended hospital care for the medically complex patient. SLH helps to fill the gap in services for those patients requiring care longer than a short-term acute care hospital normally provides.

What distinguishes Specialty LTCH Hospital of Hammond from traditional hospitals?

A Long Term Acute Care Hospital focuses on caring for patients who need specialized 24 hour care by nurses and physicians in the hospital setting with an average stay of 25 days.

What is Long Term Acute Care?

All hospitals with acute care licenses specialize in either long or short term care.  Because short term acute care hospitals are designed for diagnostics, surgical procedures and stabilization, the average length of stay is approximately five to seven days.

Hospitals like Specialty LTCH specialize in long term acute care and are designed for patients who need more treatment time.  The number of days that the patient qualifies for treatment is based on medical necessity and their insurance coverage.  The average treatment time is 25 days. To learn more CLICK HERE.