Long term acute care hospital
Hospital care measured in progress, not days
Lakeview is a licensed, Joint Commission accredited long term acute care hospital. We admit patients from intensive care units across Wisconsin and northern Illinois who still need daily physician management and around-the-clock nursing.
What makes an LTACH different
The time and the intensity, together.
A short-stay hospital is built to stabilize. A skilled nursing facility is built for maintenance and lower-intensity rehabilitation. Neither is designed for the patient who needs weeks of hospital-level care to wean from a ventilator, heal a complex wound, or recover from a catastrophic injury.
That patient is who Lakeview was founded to serve. Physicians see patients daily. Respiratory therapy, pharmacy, wound care, dialysis, case management, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy all work in the same building, on the same plan of care.
Programs
Specialty programs on our unit
Pulmonary & ventilator weaning
Respiratory therapists on site 24/7, structured weaning protocols, tracheostomy management and decannulation, non-invasive ventilation, and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Complex wound care
A dedicated wound team follows every patient from admission through discharge. Treatment is individualized and reviewed regularly, with pressure injury prevention built into the plan of care.
Coma recovery
Structured sensory, medical, and pharmacologic management for patients with disorders of consciousness, with family education throughout emergence.
Infectious disease & IV therapy
Long-course IV antibiotics, central line management, and antimicrobial stewardship with on-site pharmacy.
Dialysis
On-site dialysis so renal patients do not need to leave the hospital for treatment or be excluded from rehabilitation.
Medically complex management
Multi-system patients with cardiac, endocrine, neurologic, and nutritional complications managed under daily physician direction.
Admission criteria
Is your patient appropriate for Lakeview?
These are the patterns we see most often. When you are unsure, call — our clinical liaisons will review the chart and travel to your facility for an assessment.
Referral process- Requires hospital-level care beyond a typical short-stay acute admission
- Ventilator dependent or requiring weaning, trach care, or high-flow oxygen
- Complex wounds, multiple IV antibiotics, or dialysis with medical complexity
- Disorder of consciousness or acquired brain injury with medical needs
- Medically stable enough to transfer but not stable enough for a skilled nursing facility