The Next Steps Program is our transitional care program at Iron County Medical Center. Sometimes a patient will need additional therapies and services before they can return home safely. Our Next Steps program can provide these benefits. When you decide to choose us for your transitional care needs, your program will be specialized to meet your individual needs.
Next Steps Program at Iron County Medical Center, your next step between hospital and home.
The patient must be hospitalized as an acute care inpatient for 3 consecutive midnights within the last 30 days.
The patient must require either skilled nursing care or skilled therapy services.
We will give you compassionate care, close to home.
Services available with our Next Steps Program include
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Wound Care
Our specialized team will create a care plan that will be presented once a week to discuss progress, needs and discharge planning with the patient and family/care giver.
Your team at Iron County Medical Center will help arrange for discharge needs such as home health and needed medical equipment.
The Next Steps Program is covered by Medicare Part A.
Medicare Advantage and Commercial Insurance will likely cover Next Steps, but pre-authorization is required.
Unfortunately, Medicaid does not cover The Next Steps Program as a primary insurance.
