United Transitional Care Center

United Transitional Care Center is a care facility on the fifth floor of United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia, working as a department of WVU Medicine United Hospital Center, and it focuses on helping people recover after hospitalization or long-term care, so they can regain independence and get back to their lives, and the staff includes nurse managers, nurse navigators, activity coordinators, case managers, clinical supervisors, and discharge planners, all of whom support people who aren't quite ready to go home yet and still need supervised care. The center takes care of adults, from Medicare disability patients up to folks as old as 98, and serves people who need help with rehabilitation, medication management, and health monitoring after an illness or surgery, and the support teams cover medicine, nursing, respiratory therapy, and social services, with Susan Savate as Director of Social Services, making sure that the services are all lined up for each patient's needs. The center has a hospital-based skilled nursing unit, and it can help transition patients from longer care back into daily living, and it's worked hard to receive a CMS Five-Star Quality Rating since 2018, which means it performs very well in quality of care, staffing levels, health inspections, and patient outcomes, which is something people value. There are programs for cancer patients, too, with specialized oncology teams and nurse navigators who guide people through treatment, offering services like external beam radiation, brachy therapy, superficial x-rays, and help with port or catheter placement for chemotherapy, plus surgery from general surgeons, and ongoing support from doctors and clinical trial staff who work together to make a plan specific to each person's condition, including all adult cancers, and they even do community screenings, education, and support groups. The building itself puts safety and comfort first, aiming to keep people monitored, secure, and as relaxed as possible while they get the help they need, with hospital resources close by in case of emergencies or special needs, and dedicated workers who take time to help people practice daily tasks and routines, so patients get the best chance at recovery before heading home.