Within the Arizona life care community, it’s reassuring to know that you always have access to world-class health care whenever you need it. From chronic conditions to emergency situations, there’s nothing more important than having a team of skilled and professional doctors and nurses to help get you back on your feet – and out of the hospital – as soon as possible.
But as you prepare for your day-to-day life following a major hospital stay, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by all of the post-hospital instructions. From new medications to important dietary changes, from required follow-up visits to a variety of other life-saving details, you may find yourself thrown by all of the adjustments.
Because we know that incorporating so many changes into your life can be a difficult task to undertake, Sun Health and other leading-edge health organizations offer special Arizona life care programs designed to provide valuable, life-saving support to patients and their families for a wide variety of conditions.
Whether you suffer from congestive heart failure or heart attacks, from pneumonia, strokes, diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, we’ve developed a number of programs in order to help you better transition from a major hospital stay back to home.
Through programs such as Sun Health Care Transitions, specially trained nurses establish contact with families while you’re still in the hospital. Our nurses then work to schedule a series of important follow-up appointments – both in the home and over the phone – during the critical 30-day window following hospital discharge.
By providing a system of regular post hospital discharge follow-up appointments, the Sun Health Care Transitions program is able to provide each and every one of its patients with convenient and effective support and care. In fact, patients engaged in this program have experienced a 3.6 per cent readmission rate, compared to a 20 per cent national average among Medicare beneficiaries. Additionally, the cost savings have proven to be significant, with the average cost of a readmission exceeding $13,000.
For West Valley residents, this program – offered in partnership with Banner Boswell Medical Center and Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center – is free (with a referral from a designated hospital professional), convenient, and offers wonderful peace of mind. To learn more about Sun Health Arizona life care or the Sun Health Care Transitions program, visit our website at https://www.sunhealth.org/.
