Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree RD Nw, Atlanta, GA, 30309
About Long-Term Care Hospitals
LTCHs are Medicare-certified hospitals that treat patients with serious medical conditions requiring extended hospital-level care. The average length of stay is at least 25 days. Common reasons for LTCH admission include prolonged ventilator weaning, complex wound care, traumatic brain injury recovery, and multi-system organ failure recovery.
When you call: Ask about respiratory-therapy intensity, intensivist coverage, wound-care specialty, and discharge planning to the next level of care.
Ventilator weaning success rate. If your loved one is on a vent, this is the single most important LTCH metric.
Intensivist coverage. Is a critical-care physician on site 24/7?
Average length of stay. Shorter does not always mean better; for complex patients, premature transfer leads to bouncebacks.
Discharge plan. Where do most patients go after the LTCH? SNF, IRF, home with home health?
Quality Measures
CMS LTCH Quality Reporting Program (QRP) measures will be available in a future data refresh. For now, view this LTCH on Medicare Care Compare for the most recent quality data.
Data source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (data.cms.gov). Updated quarterly.