Model program. Pediatric extended care.
Chronically ill, technology dependent children deserve a more normalized environment than can be provided in an acute hospital setting. Children's Hospital, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, Northland Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and the State of Ohio Department of Human Services collaborated to design a pilot project that would meet the needs of these children in a cost-effective way. The project serves as a model for regionalizing services and containing health care costs while providing the most appropriate home-like environment for these special children.
D002648:Child; D002674:Child, Institutionalized; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009820:Ohio; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014164:Transfer Agreement