Temple Continuing Care Hospital

The Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital (CCH) in Temple is an acute care hospital, not a chronic care nursing home or skilled nursing facility, and the average length of stay is 25 days. Patients cared for are critically ill with complex conditions. Many of these patients depend on technology such as ventilators, special monitors or dialysis.

Scott & White's tradition of comprehensive, multispecialty care extends to the Continuing Care Hospital. Our team, which includes physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and specialists in physical, occupational and speech therapy, utlizes its skills and experience to individualize care for our long-term patients.

Continuing Care Hospital treats patients with conditions such as:

• Ventilator weaning
• Pulmonary disease
• Cardiopulmonary disorders
• Complex wound care
• Neuromuscular diseases
• Gastrointestinal diseases (difficulty eating/swallowing)
• Post-operative complications (infection, stroke, bleeding)
• Renal disease, including dialysis
• Medically-complex patients
• Post-trauma care