Marion General Hospital Swing Bed Program

Marion General Hospital Swing Bed program provides continued care in the following areas, allowing you to stay close to home for your recovery:

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Therapeutic Recreation
• 24-hour Nursing Care 

Services and Features

• Activities offered daily for residents.
• Private rooms with bathrooms, showers and flat screen televisions
• Therapy gym located on the second floor. 
• Activity room available to all patients, 24-hours a day. 
• Social worker available to assist with discharge planning needs, such as: 
  • Home health, extended care facilities
  • Assisted living facilities
  • Durable medical equipment needs
  • Home or outpatient therapies
• Pharmacists available to assist residents with questions regarding their medications. 
• Recreational Therapy provided to residents that could benefit from additional therapeutic services to improve their overall quality of life. 
• Nutritionist consultation for each patient upon admission and as needed throughout their stay to assess any nutritional needs
• Average length of stay can be from five to 20+ days. 

Patient Qualifications

• Residents must have had three consecutive midnights of inpatient acute care within the last 30 days during a hospital stay and must require skilled nursing or skilled therapy. 
• The resident's physician must certify that the resident requires these skilled services. 

Medicare Coverage

Medicare covers the first 20 days at 100 percent, depending on the resident's participation in therapies.