Frequently Asked Questions

Your day will vary depending upon your diagnosis and which type of hospital you are admitted to.  Inpatient rehabilitation hospital patients generally receive 3 hours of therapy five days a week.  Long-term acute care or specialty hospital patients will undergo therapy as tolerated.  All patients have access to 24-hour nursing care, daily physician visits, and more.

After your stay, our billing office will send you an itemized bill detailing the charges.  You can talk to your insurance provider or you can call the billing office at your hospital.  Each hospital also has a list of prices for various procedures and tests on their website.  To access the list, look for the Patient Pricing Transparency button in the footer.

If you have a concern or a compliment, please contact your patient representative.  We also have a We Care hotline, 717-317-9317, where you can leave a message regarding a job well done or if you have concerns.  All patients will receive surveys after discharge.  We also invite patients and family members to leave reviews on our Google My Business listing.

Contact the Admissions Department at the hospital where you are receiving treatment for information about their specific policies.

A long-term acute care hospital provides the same type of comprehensive care a patient receives in a conventional hospital until the patient recovers fully.

PAM Health offers some of the best long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH) in different locations across the U.S. At our transitional care hospitals, patients can receive the ongoing, specialized treatment they need for severe medical conditions.

Examples of the types of individuals who may benefit from LTACH/specialty hospital care include patients who have complex wounds from accidents or burns or who have different complex medical issues that require physician care, daily nursing, physical therapy, and nutritional care.

An LTACH hospital treats patient who are too weak to be discharged home or to be outpatients in an acute rehab hospital. Patients have access to a variety of clinical specialties and enjoy therapy with the most modern technology and expertise.

After closing on the property, it typically takes between 12-14 months to build and staff the hospital to begin accepting patients.

The average size of one of PAM Health’s rehabilitation hospitals is 50,000 square feet (40-45 beds). PAM Health will build a new facility on a three-acre piece of land, preferably on hospital grounds.

As a standard, we employ three full-time employees for each occupied bed in a hospital. On average, PAM Health hires in excess of 200 employees per hospital.

Yes, purchase service agreements are common in our joint venture partnerships.