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Post Hospital Care Planning Unit (PHCPU)


Goal of program: To assist the clinical social workers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with discharge planning arrangements for medically complex patients who are in need of placement at a nursing facility, rehabilitation center, or to transfer to another acute hospital.

Services provided:

  • Interpretation of medical information
  • Level of care assessment
  • Identification of community resources
  • Communication of medical, psychosocial, and financial information to receiving facilities
  • Liaison between UI Hospitals and Clinics and community facilities and agencies

Who to contact:

Cheryl Reinhardt, RN, BSN
Call (319) 356-7118
Email cheryl-reinhardt@uiowa.edu

Last modification date: Mon Jan 8 10:44:34 2007
URL: http://www.uihealthcare.com /depts/socialservice/department/services/posthospitalcare.html