Patient Care Units

Medical/Surgical Unit (MedSurg)

Benson Hospital's MedSurg is a 22-bed unit that provides care to both medical and surgical patients.

Care is provided by and/or under the direction of Registered Nurses with the assistance of  Nursing Assistants and Unit Clerks.

This unit is a combination of acute, swing bed and observation patients.

Monitoring and interventions are provided for patients at risk for altered skin integrity, falls, minor cardiac and pneumonia.

Multidisciplinary teams comprised of Social Services/Discharge Planning, Dietary and Rehab Services meet to discuss patient needs and plan of care.

Patient Care & Services

Nursing

Benson Hospital nurses are committed to providing high quality, efficient healthcare during stages of illness, rehabilitation and end of life. Nursing assists patients to meet their physical, psychological and spiritual needs or engages others to do so.

All nursing units use a planned, systematic and on-going monitoring and evaluation approach to assess the quality of nursing care.

Our compassionate nurses and support personnel work with our physicians to provide high quality, cost effective care using the latest in:

• Computerized documentation: desktop and wireless units

• Coordination with Infection Control, Risk Management and Patient Safety to provide a safe patient environment

• Out Patient Services

Discharge Planning

For most people, admission to, treatment and discharge from the hospital will be successful and they will return to their usual way of life very quickly through the provision of an accurate diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitative service(s).

Some people will need additional help to enable them to do so. Identification of these needs begins on admission in the form of discharge planning. Discharge planning continues throughout the hospital stay as needs are identified and care is planned to meet those needs.

Case Management and Social Services work with you, your family, your physician(s), nurses and rehab staff to arrange the care needed following your hospital stay including home care, nursing home care, rehabilitative care, other in-patient or out-patient treatment and other help.  

Swing Bed Program

Hospitals with a Swing Bed Program can use its beds to provide either acute care (regular hospital care) or skilled nursing care level.

Swing beds are beds that can be used when patients no longer need acute care, but still require skilled nursing care and rehabilitation.

Sometimes after an illness or injury has required you to stay in the hospital for an extended period of time, you may reach a point where you no longer need acute hospital care but are unable to physically take care of yourself at home. Swing Bed care can be an option that does not require relocation after hospitalization, or separation from support systems in the community.

Our nursing staff and Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Services work with staff physicians to determine the best treatment plan for each patient, based on the patient’s individualized needs. An Activities Director and Social Worker are available as needed.

Services are provided until your condition is stable or rehabilitation potential is reached and you are ready to go home or to another setting for additional care.

Some examples of patient health situations that may be ideal for Swing bed an option is:

• Individuals needing daily physical or occupational therapy

• Patients with wounds that require special care

• Patients on IV antibiotic or nutritional therapy

• Those recovering from major surgery or joint replacement