Lake Taylor Hosp

Lake Taylor Hosp sits in Norfolk, VA, and runs as a not-for-profit under a Board of Commissioners from the Norfolk Hospital Authority, and what you'll find here is a large city clinical setting with many services all working together to help people who need long-term care, whether they're older adults, patients with complex medical needs, or children who need specialized care in the remodeled pediatric wing or even in the Beechwood wing where there's extra support, and this facility really covers a broad range from skilled nursing recovery, ventilator liberation, and sub-acute pediatric care all the way to specialized rehab for people with cardiac, neurological, pulmonary, and orthopedic problems like arthritis, strokes, spinal cord injuries, fractures, and diabetes-so you see everything from kids who need intensive help to adults who need recovery after surgery or a long illness, and beyond that, you'll notice their rehab programs with physical, speech, and occupational therapy plus pain management, mental health, and outpatient specialty clinics where you can get things like cognitive retraining, feeding programs, and even hearing skills therapy.

There's no emergency room and no maternity services here, but you do have several intensive care units-the neonatal ICU, pediatric ICU, medical-surgical ICU, and a cardiac ICU for people with serious needs. The whole place really feels equipped for long-term acute care, with sub-acute hospital and hospital-long-term care units, and the Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital LTCU acts as a long-term care unit as a subsidiary, while everything operates together to provide person-centered and rehabilitation-focused services, including hospice and psychiatric care plus burn, cancer, and post-trauma care, and that all works alongside programs for stroke, orthopedic, diabetes, wound management, respiratory therapy, and many supportive activities.

You'll see nice touches for daily life, like a physical therapy room, transitional apartment, chapel, multipurpose tradition room, a big dining hall with a walkway from the main hallway, a dining area where families can join for meals, and a relaxing courtyard where residents and families can spend some quiet time, and it matters to some that this place has a church and dedicated pediatric wing, and that it welcomes volunteers, community supporters, and the local hospital auxiliary. There's a well-known ventilator liberation unit, a dedicated staff for rehab and respiratory care, and even a fleet of transport vehicles meant to get people to appointments or outings.

With 132 skilled nursing beds and up to 296 total beds licensed for care and various units, the facility handles a large number of patient days and admissions every year, and staff include 572 full-time people plus contractors, so there's always someone nearby. This is a state-licensed nursing facility with a Medicare provider number, not a teaching hospital, and the cost and revenue data show careful management, with gross and net revenue as well as labor, non-labor, and capital costs clearly reported and available for those who like to understand the business side.

Awards and honors are plenty, with recognition for respiratory care, wound management, transparency, and quality, including the AHCA/NCAL Bronze Commitment to Quality, Newsweek's America's Best Nursing Homes, Virginia Living's Top Hospitals, Gold Transparency from Candid, and the AARC Award for respiratory care, so there's proof people know and trust this facility in the healthcare field. Mr. Thomas J. Orsini acts as President & CEO. Lake Taylor Hosp runs with help from community donations, volunteers, and foundation support, and stays focused on restoring health, strength, and mobility for anyone who needs services in long-term acute care, ventilator liberation, pediatric and adult rehabilitation, and skilled nursing in the Norfolk community. More about all this can be found on their website at www.laketaylor.org.