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Kaweah Delta Health Care District Includes:
• Kaweah Delta Medical Center
• Kaweah Delta Rehabilitation Hospital
• Kaweah Delta Mental Health Hospital
• Kaweah Delta Imaging Center
• Kaweah Delta Exeter Health Clinic
• Kaweah Delta Urgent Care
• Kaweah Delta Visalia Dialysis
• Kaweah Delta Porterville Dialysis
• Kaweah Delta Hospice
• Kaweah Delta Sleep Disorders Center
• The Lifestyle Center
and maintains partnerships with:
• Cypress Surgery Center
• Quail Park Retirement Village
• Sequoia Regional Cancer Center
Case Management
RN Case Managers will assist you and your physician in coordination of services
while you are in the hospital and after discharge.
A RN Case Manager provides:
Discharge Planning
Case Management can help you in planning post-hospital care, such as information
about or placement in board and care homes, convalescent care, or senior independent
living. If you are in need of equipment or home care services, the staff will assist
you with arrangements for your discharge home. The Patient and Family Services
Department coordinate some of these services.
Insurance Authorization
Case Managers also assist you with insurance authorization and can answer questions
regarding your coverage options. If you have any questions, please call the Case
Management Department at (559) 624-2235.
Patient and Family Services
Social work service is an integral part of many services offered by the hospital.
Patient and Family Services recognizes the impact an illness or injury has on emotions,
finances and discharge needs. Because of this, social work services are available to
all patients and families.
A medical social worker provides:
Crisis Intervention
Medical social workers are available to support you and your family during the acute
phases of illness. They are available daily for emotional support, drug and alcohol
information, grief counseling and ethical issues.
Information and Referral
Patient and Family Services has an extensive range of knowledge of community resources to
assist you when you or a family member return to post-hospital life. Community Resource
Guides are available to all patients and families. Patient and Family Services can provide
information about the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and help you complete the
form while at Kaweah Delta Hospital.
Individual and Family Counseling
Social workers are available to provide counseling surrounding the emotional impact and coping
with critical, chronic and terminal illness. In order to receive accurate and up-to-date
information about the patient, family members can request a family conference with attending
doctors, nurses, social workers and other hospital staff who are in direct contact with the
care of the patient. The social worker will arrange a family conference at the convenience of
the family members and doctor. If you have any questions, please call Patient and Family
Services at (559) 624-2257.
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