Kindred Hospital Flamingo Las Vegas Opens New Sub-Acute Care Unit

May 6, 2009 - PRLog -- LAS VEGAS, NV  – Kindred Hospital Las Vegas Flamingo has opened a Sub-Acute Care Unit, offering an additional option for patients needing inpatient rehabilitation.

To showcase the Sub-Acute Care Unit as well as the hospital, we are hosting an open house for the community to take tours and see the features and services we offer from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. The hospital is located at 2250 East Flamingo Road.

“Patients in our Sub-Acute Care Unit receive comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation therapy that acts as a bridge, transitioning them from hospital care back to the home, in conjunction with high-intensity medical services that have made Kindred hospitals a national leader in long-term acute care,” said Jennifer Schomburg, Chief Executive Officer of Kindred Hospital Las Vegas Flamingo. “We are proud of our recovery rates – 42% of our patients return home after an average stay of 41 days. The new Sub-Acute Care Unit is an integral part of the continuum of healthcare services offered by Kindred in Las Vegas at three long-term acute care hospitals and two nursing and rehabilitation centers.”

Our patients typically have serious medical conditions, often many at the same time, requiring a coordinated, specialized approach, directed by physicians, to meet their daily medical needs.

Kindred Hospital Las Vegas Flamingo is part of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a healthcare services company that through its subsidiaries provides healthcare services in 655 locations, including 82 long-term acute care hospitals, 228 skilled nursing centers and a contract rehabilitation services business, Peoplefirst rehabilitation services.

Ranked first in Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Companies “Health Care: Medical Facilities” category, Kindred’s mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com.

For more information on the new Sub-Acute Care Unit, call (702) 784-4300.

CONTACT:
Leigh Boyd  (702) 239-0371        or       Chrisse Waddell  (702) 596-6378
Kindred Hospitals                   Chrisse White-Waddell Public Relations
Leigh.Boyd@kindredhealthcare.com         chrisseww@cox.net