BayCare Alliant Hospital is a 48-bed, long-term acute care hospital (LTCH) affiliated with BayCare. The 25,000-square-foot facility provides diagnostic, medical treatment and rehabilitation for patients experiencing complex medical conditions due to chronic disease or injuries. The hospital takes a multi-disciplinary, family-centered approach with physicians, nursing and other health care specialists working together toward the goal of the best possible recovery for patients.
BayCare Alliant is located inside Mease Dunedin Hospital. Long-term care hospitals located within general acute care hospitals are often referred to as "hospitals within a hospital" or "HIH's." A typical stay at a long-term acute care hospital is 25 days.
Physicians BayCare Alliant's medical director is a crucial advocate of our multi-disciplinary, team approach, which includes a staff of physicians who are board-certified in their areas of specialty.
Nursing Long-term acute care nurses demonstrate very specialized skill sets. BayCare Alliant nurses take pride in their commitment to early and aggressive intervention and their unique focus on body, mind and soul in the personal care of each patient.
Patients BayCare Alliant's patients are medically stable but fragile, and require extended hospitalization. Examples of diagnoses include: ventilator dependence/respiratory failure, cardiovascular disease, medically complex pressure wounds and peripheral vascular disease.
Patients are admitted by their own physician and may come to BayCare Alliant from a general hospital, an assisted living facility, nursing home or from their own home. BayCare Alliant accepts admissions from any hospital.
