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Emory Long-Term Acute Care

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Specialty Care for Complex Conditions

Emory Long-Term Acute Care (ELTAC ) facility is designed for patients with medically complex conditions. We specialize in care and rehabilitation for extended periods.

You may be transferred to ELTAC from the intensive care unit (ICU) of a traditional hospital. We offer more individualized care than a skilled nursing facility, nursing home or acute rehabilitation facility.

Our collaborative team crafts your customized treatment plan with a focus on rehabilitation. We use innovative, evidence-based medicine and technology to help you recover.

Your team may include:

  • Dietitians
  • Doctors
  • Nurses
  • Occupational therapists
  • Physical therapists
  • Respiratory therapists
  • Speech therapists
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Awards and Certifications

Emory Long-Term Acute Care has many Joint Commission Gold Seal certifications.

These include:

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  • First hospital in the U.S. to earn disease-specific certification for treating patients with respiratory failure on ventilators
  • Georgia’s first hospital to earn disease-specific certification for wound care treatment
  • Disease-specific certification for treating patients with acquired brain injury
  • Only long-term acute care facility in the U.S. with all three certifications in respiratory failure, wound care and sepsis

Emory Long-Term Acute Care Services

You need a doctor’s referral to be a patient at Emory Long-Term Acute Care facility. If approved, you’re typically transferred here within 24 hours.

We provide intensive therapy and round-the-clock nursing and respiratory care. Our services include:

    • Family education and support
    • Nutritional management
    • On-site pharmacy
    • Pain management
    • Physical, occupational and speech
            therapy
    • Radiology and lab
    • Remote pulse oxygen monitoring
    • Remote telemetry
    • Respiratory rehabilitation
    • Specialized nursing
    • Swallowing evaluation and treatment
    • Ventilator weaning protocols
    • Wound care

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • At ELTAC, we treat patients who require a longer period of closely monitored healthcare. We offer more specialized services than those in a traditional hospital. Our specialized services include pulmonary/vent weaning, rehabilitation and wound care.

    Hospitals like Emory Long-Term Acute Care provide more comprehensive and cost-effective treatment for certain patients.

  • We are an acute care hospital. Our facility has the same licensing and inspections that every hospital must have.

  • Patients stay an average of 20 to 30 days. Some need to stay longer, and we may discharge others sooner.

  • A doctor evaluates each patient daily. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants also visit patients.

  • Staff members from specialized disciplines evaluate patients. They meet weekly to discuss patient care plans. These disciplines include:

    • Care management
    • Nursing
    • Pharmacy
    • Rehabilitation services
    • Respiratory care

  • Talk to the nurse who is providing care. The nurse, patient care tech and respiratory therapist carry phones. Their phone numbers are on the board at the foot of the patient's bed.

    If you need more information, contact the appropriate manager. You can find their phone numbers on the Helpful Phone Number Card or at the front desk. Or call 404-501-6226.

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450 N. Candler Street Decatur, GA 30033
Appointments : 404-501-6100
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