Welcome to our Bridge to Wellness Program

Expert care for continued recovery after your hospital stay

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Our Bridge to Wellness Program supports people who no longer require acute hospital care but are not yet ready to go home.

Medicare Certified
After a qualifying three-day inpatient hospital stay, Medicare allows us to provide this program. It is for patients who need additional inpatient care after recovering from a serious illness, surgery or injury, even when the initial care was provided at a different hospital.

We treat patients recovering from conditions including:
• COPD
• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Joint replacement
• Complex wounds, fractures and surgeries
• Severe infection requiring frequent antibiotic treatment
• Physical deconditioning causing risk of falling

Our team is here 24/7 to provide expert recovery care that goes beyond what is typically offered in skilled nursing facilities.

When considering treatment options as your hospital stay concludes, ask questions to compare to Bridge to Wellness Program

• Nurse to patient ratio is 1:5 - Higher nurse to patient ratios allow for closer monitoring & frequent assessment of patients’ conditions

• On-site inpatient pharmacy - Managing medication distribution in-house allows for more timely delivery to patients

• On-site X-ray, CT, MRI - No need to leave the premises for imaging exams

• On-site laboratory - Rapid turnaround of patient test results delivered electronically to medical records

• On-site emergency room - 24-hr standby emergency medicine physician

• On-site 24-hour respiratory therapist - Respiratory therapists available to treat acute and chronic pulmonary conditions

• On-site internal medicine physicians 7 days/wk - Timely assessment and ordering of treatments

• In-house physical and speech therapy - Continuity of care with a cohesive team of in-house professionals

• In-house food and nutrition service - Flexible meal preferences

• Full time licensed clinical social worker - Ability to address emotional and social support needs

• Located in Mariposa, close to home - Convenience for friends and family to visit. With physician approval, community (therapeutic) day passes are available

• Flexible visiting hours - Ease of visitation around treatment and therapy times

Bridge to Wellness Program is a post-acute medical and rehabilitation program offered by critical access hospitals, to ensure that a patient can recover close to home.

For Bridge to Wellness Questions, please call our dedicated
Bridge to Wellness line

For Referrals, please send by FAX to 209-672-6148