Swing Bed Program
Iraan General Hospital offers a "Swing Bed or Skilled Nursing Service" Program. The staff at Iraan General Hospital wants to help you get back into the "Swing" of independent living. The term "Swing Bed" came from the idea that a patient would "swing" or "transition" from an acute care hospital stay, then complete the "Swing Bed" program and return home quicker. The goal is for the patient to return home at the same level of independence prior to entering the hospital. Swing bed is a 24 hour skilled nursing care program, combining the benefit of rehabilitation and physical therapy. This program helps to ease the transition to home or a long term care facility, if needed and gives the patient additional time to heal, gain strength and adjust before returning to everyday life. Iraan General Hospital offers your best choice for a quick recovery by receiving the best care, being close to home and being surrounded by family and friends.A patient may qualify for "Swing Bed" Services when their hospital stay goes beyond three days because of a condition requiring extended care. There are no age restrictions.
Who needs Swing Bed Care? 
- Patients who need rehabilitation after surgery (hip, knee replacements, etc)
- Stroke patients
- Patients needing to regain strength and mobility
- Patients needing specialized wound care
- Patients receiving IV antibiotic therapy
- Palliative Care
- Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab
What type of Care is provided?
- Skilled Nursing to monitor certain conditions
- Physical Therapy for patients after surgery or stroke
- IV therapy / infusions
- Wound Care /diabetic or post surgical
- Education / monitoring of new medications
- End of Life Care
- Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab
Who Pays for Swing Bed?
The Swing bed program is a hospital based program and Medicare is the primary payer of the services that meet the required criteria. However, many commercial insurance companies also provide swing bed coverage. Private pay is also an option. A patient must have had a three night qualifying stay in an acute care setting in the past 30 days. You could be in the program for as little as 3 days, or up to 100 days. Medicare pays 100% of the total charges for the first 20 days and pays for up to 100 days with varying co-pay charges.Our Swing Bed program can provide care to patients that really need care for those few additional days or weeks. In this program, the patient usually stays in the same bed and receives the same or similar continued care, as received with their initial hospital stay. The patient may also have been hospitalized in an out-of-town facility, ( San Angelo, Midland, Lubbock, etc) and be transferred back to Iraan General Hospital, after a surgery or care, for their swing bed stay. The swing bed team welcomes family and friends to visit during the patient's stay. We want our patients to feel at home and encourage family to bring pictures, a favorite chair, computer, other hobbies or items from home. A visit from a family pet may be "just what the doctor orders".
Swing bed services operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. IGH Swing Bed Program utilizes a professional team that includes Physicians, Physical Therapist, Dietician, Activities coordinator, and Registered and Licensed Nurses and assistants. For additional information on Our Swing Bed Program, contact our Chief Nursing Officer, at 432-639-3514.
