TriHealth (Good Samaritan, Bethesda North), UC Health (University of Cincinnati Medical Center, West Chester Hospital), Bon Secours Mercy Health, The Christ Hospital Health Network, and St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Northern Kentucky are the major systems relevant to senior discharge planning across the metro.
Inside the discharge window
Discharge planners and case managers at each of these systems typically maintain their own working relationships with area facilities, which is one reason the specific list of communities that 'accepted the referral' during a discharge crunch can vary depending on which hospital your parent is in. UC Health's University of Cincinnati Medical Center serves as the region's major academic and Level 1 trauma referral center; TriHealth and Mercy Health each operate multiple community hospital campuses across the metro; and The Christ Hospital is noted particularly for cardiac and orthopedic care relevant to post-acute senior transitions.
Related questions
- What should I do if a hospital gives my parent a discharge date in 72 hours?
- Does Medicare pay for a nursing home stay after a hospitalization?
- What is the difference between inpatient admission and observation status?
- Can I push back on a hospital discharge date?
- What if none of the facilities a hospital referred my parent to have accepted?
