Koester Pavilion Short-Term Rehabilitation and Recovery Care

Koester Pavilion’s Transitional Care Unit provides individualized rehabilitation and recovery care to help you regain strength, so you can return home to independent living after surgery or other hospital care. 

Our patients are cared for by a consistent team of skilled nursing and rehabilitation professionals who provide advanced therapy interventions and treatments.

The Koester Pavilion Transitional Care Unit team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and therapists manage medically complex recoveries through a variety of advanced therapy and rehab services. These include:

• Physical, occupational and speech therapy – extensive therapy up to seven days a week
• Cardiac recovery-congestive heart failure program
• Orthopedic fracture and joint replacement recovery
• Pulmonary rehabilitation-respiratory care program, partnering with Respiratory Therapy at Upper Valley Medical Center
• Stroke and neurological recovery
• Wound care and recovery, partnering with Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Services at Upper Valley Medical Center
• AlterG anti-gravity treadmill

Koester Pavilion Transitional Care Unit services also include:

• 24-hour RN coverage
• Intravenous (IV) therapy, central line and total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
• Nasogastric (NG) tube, chest tube and tracheotomy care

The dedicated Koester Pavilion Transitional Care Unit features:

• Spacious private rehab suites with mini refrigerators
• A private Transitional Care Unit entrance
• 24/7 wireless internet and computer access
• Complimentary cable services with flat screen TVs
• Complimentary local phone service
• Selective and à la carte menus

Home Assessment and Discharge

Before patients are discharged from the Transitional Care Unit to return home, our rehabilitation team conducts in-home assessments – to determine equipment, home modifications and support patients may need. Our nurse navigator assists patients to ensure a smooth transition to home, following them for 30 days post-discharge to prevent rehospitalization.