New renovations at Pana Community Hospital are expected to, in part, enhance the patient experience in their Bridge To Home Swing Bed Program.  The program is meant to help patients transition from inpatient care to returning home by helping them readjust to home life and the tasks that come with it.  There a host of situations in which someone may be referred to the Swing Bed Program, and each member of the patient’s care team plays an important role in the process.

Fundraising efforts by the Pana Community Hospital Foundation played a substantial role in financing the renovations to the space.  Mamie Campbell, the Swing Bed coordinator, says a number of appliances and other features found in most homes were added as part of the renovations. 

Campbell says the Swing Bed Program is good for patients who no longer require the full care of a traditional inpatient setting but also do not feel ready to return home and to independence. 

Pana Community Hospital offers its own transportation to take patients from their original inpatient location to the Swing Bed space. 

The Swing Bed Program can only accommodate a small number of patients at a time.  However, Campbell says this improves the experience by ensuring the staff can work closely with each of them. 

More information on Pana Community Hospital is available at www.panahospital.com.

Mamie Campbell appeared as a guest on the WTIM Pana Morning Show.