Kindred Hospital - Dallas

Description

About Our Hospital
Kindred Hospital Dallas is a 110bed facility located in central Dallas just north of Royal Lane at 9525 Greenville Avenue We are well known as quotthe hospital that doesnt look like a hospitalquot

AccreditationLicense
We are licensed by the State of Texas as a general acute care hospital and are accredited by the Joint Commission formerly JCAHO Medicare has also certified Kindred Hospital Dallas as a LongTerm Acute Care hospital or LTAC

Services
Our hospital provides acute care for patients who generally require an extended period of time for medical treatment and recovery whether in an ICU or in a MedicalSurgical Unit Our expertise is in acute cardiac and pulmonary medicine surgery dialysis wound care infectious disease and rehabilitation We particularly specialize in medical and surgical services for pulmonary and ventilator dependent patients who require longer hospitalization Kindred Hospital Dallas is well known in the community for our outstanding success rates in weaning patients from ventilators

In addition we have a developed a strong outpatient surgical program Cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery patients appreciate the easy access customer service and confidentiality that we provide Our orthopedic patients appreciate the easy access we provide Kindred Hospital Dallas also offers a specialized surgical wound care program podiatry and surgery of the hand and upper extremities

Overview
opened in the Dallas area in 1987 and moved to its present location in 1998
6bed Intensive Care Unit with hemodynamic monitoring capability
2 operating room suites and active OR program
6 special negative airflow isolation rooms
onsite physician coverage at night
key physicians listed in D Magazines quot100 Best Doctors in Dallas Fort Worthquot
24hour nursing care with appropriate patientnurse ratios
stateoftheart respiratory services
comprehensive laboratory services
pharmacy with therapeutic drug monitoring
radiology services
physical occupational and speech therapy
licensed dietitians and nutritional support
social work services and discharge planning
internal case management
psychosocial services including spiritual support
patientteam conferences held regularly

Focused Programs
Pulmonary Center of Excellence with ventilator weaning and general ventilator management
Reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery
General and specialty surgery
Care for acutely ill patients
Cardiac monitoring
Internal medicine
Infectious disease management including longterm IV antibiotic therapy
Wound management
Comprehensive rehabilitation program
Gastrointestinal program
Hemodialysis
Outpatient wound care
Outpatient surgery

Vision Statement
Kindred Hospital Dallas is to be the premier integrated healthcare service company in the greater Dallas and Northeast Texas area providing all levels of care throughout the continuum of medical need with specialization in respiratory catastrophically ill and medically complex patients

Mission Statement
The mission of Kindred Hospital Dallas is to provide nondiscriminatory access to care encompassing a broad continuum and comprehensive array of services to the catastrophically ill and medically complex patient and achieving optimum results through the following core values

quality and excellence
patient focused approach
costefficient care through resource management
customer service
teamwork

with these values implemented by

a patient focused approach
an aggressive treatment program
interdisciplinary teamwork of dedicated professionals
an integrated healthcare delivery system
hospitalwide compliance with standards of care governed by the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA and other applicable laws and regulations