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  • Inpatient acute care is the system of care reserved and provided for patients whose medical conditions necessitate their stay in a hospital or treatment facility while undergoing treatment.

    Roots

    Inpatient care has its roots in most older-generation hospitals, which offered patients in need of special care room to board while they recuperated. Contemporary acute care centers typically are more focused on special-needs patients.

    Injury & Disease

    Patients suffering from disease or recovering from injury or invasive surgery typically make up the largest group of inpatient acute patients. Conditions under this group include wound care, amputee services, strokes and other traumatic brain injuries, arthritis and cancer.

    Behavioral

    Some behavioral problems require intense inpatient care, such as drug addiction and possible suicide. These are typically the quickest to pass through acute care; once the issue is stabilized, patients move on to other care providers better-suited to treat their conditions.

    Now Where?

    Once a patient's condition has progressed to the point where the inpatient acute care center can do nothing more, they will leave the center. Patients who see progression in their treatment will move up to a new treatment facility, like a rest home or halfway house. Others who are not as lucky will move to a hospice facility.

    Provision

    Inpatient care can be quite expensive for patients. The funding is provided both by patients' insurance policies as well as government subsidy to the center's budget.

    Source:

    Peninsula.org

    Cms.Hhs.gov: Acute In Patient

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