Acute Healthcare for Seniors

We see it every day in the acute hospital care unit at Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford: attentiveness helps speed the healing process. Our high nurse-to-patient ratio, full-time physician coverage, state-of-the-art treatment and warm atmosphere all contribute to recovery times that are better than the national standard.

Outstanding Hospital Care for Seniors (Acute Care Unit)
When you need special "hospital level" care, you and your physician may want to consider the hospital-licensed Acute Care Unit (ACU) at Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford. This special unit features a competent, caring staff and comfortable, beautifully appointed private and semi-private rooms where you can focus on getting well and returning home as quickly as possible.

What is acute care? Acute care is round-the-clock medical attention for a variety of health related issues, including acute heart attack, pneumonia, heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia, septicemia, urosepsis, COPD, nutritional deficiencies, and other diagnoses. Acute care at Masonicare Health Center is designed to restore patients to their previous level of functioning and self-sufficiency.

Our Acute Care Unit Features:
• A full-time physician hospitalist and 24/7 onsite medical staff who work
with your primary care physician

• A medical team that includes physician specialists, a social worker,
chaplain, registered dietitian, recreation therapist, rehabilitation therapist
and pharmacist

• A licensed nursing staff, specially trained in acute care and chronic diseases,
with a unique understanding of the often complex physical and emotional needs
of seniors

• State-of-the-art acute medical care, including telemetry, I.V. antibiotic therapy,
parenteral nutrition, wound management, blood transfusions, I.V. therapy and
pain management

• Unrestricted visiting hours, children and pets welcome

• A high nurse-to-patient ratio.

• A patient recovery time that is better than the national standard

• Free, convenient and secure parking

Admissions: Patients can be admitted 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Long waits in hospital emergency departments can be avoided with one simple
phone call from your physician to set things in motion. Acute care is considered
a hospital admission and is covered by Medicare and most insurance plans.

For additional information or to arrange an admission, call 203-679-5901.

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