THE DCH HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY is a rehabilitation unit in Northport, AL. The provider is in general, a distinct unit of a general acute care hospital that provides care encompassing a comprehensive array of restoration services for the disabled and all support services necessary to help patients attain their maximum functional capacity. Source: AHA Annual Survey p. A10 1996 AHA Guide. For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute care hospital providing inpatient rehabilitation services that meets the following requirements. Rehabilitation Units have in effect a preadmission screening procedure under which each prospective patient's condition and medical history are reviewed to determine whether the patient is likely to benefit significantly from an intensive inpatient program or assessment; ensure that the patients receive close medical supervision and furnish, through the use of qualified personnel, rehabilitation nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy, plus, as needed, speech therapy, social services or psychological services and orthotic and prosthetic services; have a plan of treatment for each inpatient that is established, reviewed, and revised as needed by a physician in consultation with other professional personnel who provide services to the patient; use a coordinated multidisciplinary team approach in the rehabilitation of each inpatient, as documented by periodic clinical entries made in the patient's medical record to note the patient's status in relationship to goal attainment, and that team conferences are held at least every two weeks to determine the appropriateness of treatment; have a director of rehabilitation who provides services to the unit and its inpatients for at least 20 hours a week, is a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, is licensed under State law to practice medicine or surgery, and has had, after completing a one-year hospital internship at least two years of training or experience in the medical management of inpatients requiring rehabilitation services. THE DCH HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY NPI is 1396037230. The provider is registered as an organization entity type.
The provider Is Doing Business As Dch Health Care Authority - Rehab.
The provider's business location address is:
2700 HOSPITAL DR
NORTHPORT, AL
ZIP 35476-360
Phone: (205) 333-4330
Fax: (205) 759-6397
The provider's authorized official is Keri H Hindman .
The authorized official title is Provider Agent and has the following contact phone number (205) 759-7378.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/11/2011 and was last updated on 1/22/2021.