title: Developing an Intensive Care Continuum: incorporating rehabilitation services in critical care.
abstract: The Intensive Care Continuum program offers hospitals an alternative that effectively uses critical care beds while delivering optimum quality care to those patients requiring extended acute care. This program provides an intensive level of care while integrating rehabilitation therapies into the patient's plan of care. Specific strategies for developing an Intensive Care Continuum are offered in this article.
authors.affiliation: Montgomery Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Lea
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Costello
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration*