Kindred Hospital - Tucson

Name :

Kindred Hospital - Tucson

Address  :

355 North Wilmot Road

Town  :

Tucson

State  :

Arizona

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

85711

Phone  :

520 584 4500

Fax  :

520 790 8133

Web URL  :


Description

About Our Hospital
Kindred Hospital Tucson is a 51bed facility licensed by the state of Arizona as a specialty hospital providing longterm acute care The hospital is certified by Medicare and accredited by The Joint Commission Kindred Hospital Tucson offers a full range of services to medically complex and catastrophically ill patients Most of Kindreds patients are referred from local hospitals and require acute care for an extended time

Kindreds nationwide system of longterm acute care hospitals helps Kindred Hospital Tucson ensure consistent enhancements in quality protocols and technologies The result of these efforts is an environment that enables each patient to reach his or her highest level of functional independence

We are proud to be recognized for quality patient care In 2009 Kindred Hospital Tucson received a Workplace Excellence Award sponsored by SHRM of Greater Tucson and the Tucson Newspapers Out of over 140 applications and 20 finalist nominees the Tucson hospital was chosen as the Competitive Workforce Award winner

Our Mission
Kindred Healthcares mission is to promote healing provide hope preserve dignity and produce value for each patient resident family member customer employee and shareholder we serve

The Value We Provide
Kindred Hospitals provide aggressive specialized interdisciplinary care to medically complex patients who require extended recovery time
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