After a serious illness or surgery, patients often face a tough choice: spend weeks recovering in a nursing home or go home before they're truly ready.
McDonough District Hospital's Hospital 2 Home (H2H) Swing Bed Program now offers a third option: skilled nursing and rehabilitation care right here, in familiar surroundings, with the same care team patients already trust.
The program, relaunched in 2025 after being sidelined during the pandemic, is filling a critical gap in rural post-acute care.
MDH made the decision to bring the program back to meet the community's needs and to provide additional health services for their patients.
'This program also generates additional revenue for the hospital, making it a winwin, but most importantly, it provides health service care for our patients, and that is what MDH is all about, patient care.' stated MDH VP of Business Strategies, Patrick Osterman Since the start of the year, MDH has had swing bed patients in its daily census nearly every day.
