Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center
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Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center is a not-for-profit acute and long-term care hospital located in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky. The facility primarily serves Rockcastle
and surrounding counties with its 26-bed acute care
facility, but receives referrals for its 93-bed ventilator facility nationwide.
It is a four-time winner of the Kentucky Hospital Association Quality Award and is accredited by the Joint Commission.
, an imaging department with a 64-Slice CT Scan, and a surgery suite. Rockcastle implemented an Electronic Medical Records system to improve patient safety, quality of care, and efficiency. Other services include:
to host advanced medical specialties. These patients would otherwise have to travel to Lexington. Specialties include:
, frequent pet visits
, a residents' board and a healing garden
. Treatment plans combine Respiratory Therapy
with Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy to improve the patients' overall quality of life. Residents are given opportunities for trips outside the hospital grounds to visit family members or local attractions. Based on federal surveys, the average anxiety
/depression
level of a Rockcastle Regional resident is less than half the state average. Additionally, the total number of staff hours worked per patient is 3.5 times greater than the national average.
Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Rockcastle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 16,582. Its county seat is Mt. Vernon. The county is named for the Rockcastle River which runs through it...
and surrounding counties with its 26-bed acute care
Acute care
Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...
facility, but receives referrals for its 93-bed ventilator facility nationwide.
It is a four-time winner of the Kentucky Hospital Association Quality Award and is accredited by the Joint Commission.
Services
In addition to its Long term care ventilator specialty, Rockcastle Regional offers chemotherapyChemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
, an imaging department with a 64-Slice CT Scan, and a surgery suite. Rockcastle implemented an Electronic Medical Records system to improve patient safety, quality of care, and efficiency. Other services include:
- Occupational TherapyOccupational therapyOccupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...
- Speech TherapySpeech and language pathologySpeech-Language Pathology specializes in communication disorders.The main components of speech production include: phonation, the process of sound production; resonance, opening and closing of the vocal folds; intonation, the variation of pitch; and voice, including aeromechanical components of...
- Emergency DepartmentEmergency departmentAn emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
- Physical TherapyPhysical therapyPhysical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
- a Retail PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
- MammographyMammographyMammography is the process of using low-energy-X-rays to examine the human breast and is used as a diagnostic and a screening tool....
- Infusion Services
- Home health care
- Pulmonary RehabilitationPulmonary rehabilitationPulmonary rehabilitation refers to a series of services that are administered to patients of respiratory disease and their families, typically to attempt to improve the quality of life for the patient...
University of Kentucky Partnership
Rockcastle recently partnered with the University of Kentucky Medical CenterUniversity of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
to host advanced medical specialties. These patients would otherwise have to travel to Lexington. Specialties include:
- OncologyOncologyOncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
- PulmonologyPulmonologyIn medicine, pulmonology is the specialty that deals with diseases of the respiratory tract and respiratory disease. It is called chest medicine and respiratory medicine in some countries and areas...
- CardiologyCardiologyCardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
Long Term Ventilator Care
Rockcastle Regional has specialized in ventilator care since 1980. The hospital takes a holistic approach to respiratory care; the hospital provides daily activities, an on-site chaplainChaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
, frequent pet visits
Animal-Assisted Therapy
Animal-assisted therapy is a relatively new field of study, although the human-animal bond has existed for thousands of years. AAT is a type of therapy that involves animals as a form of treatment. The goal of AAT is to improve a patient’s social, emotional, or cognitive functioning...
, a residents' board and a healing garden
Therapeutic garden
A Therapeutic Garden is an outdoor garden space that has been specifically designed to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the people using the garden as well as their caregivers, family members and friends....
. Treatment plans combine Respiratory Therapy
Respiratory therapy
Respiratory therapy is a healthcare profession in which specialists work with patients suffering from either acute or chronic respiratory problems. These specialists are termed Respiratory Therapists in most places internationally but may also be referred to as Respiratory Scientists or...
with Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy to improve the patients' overall quality of life. Residents are given opportunities for trips outside the hospital grounds to visit family members or local attractions. Based on federal surveys, the average anxiety
Anxiety
Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components. The root meaning of the word anxiety is 'to vex or trouble'; in either presence or absence of psychological stress, anxiety can create feelings of fear, worry, uneasiness,...
/depression
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
level of a Rockcastle Regional resident is less than half the state average. Additionally, the total number of staff hours worked per patient is 3.5 times greater than the national average.