Continuing Care Services

Our continuing care teams provide ongoing support in your home or at UAB St. Vincent’s following your hospital stay. They help you recover from surgery or manage an illness or injury.

Continuing care includes mental, physical, and emotional support that encourages independence and healthy lifestyle changes. Your care team may include:

• Internal medicine specialists
• Nurses
• Wound care specialists
• Respiratory therapists
• Physical, occupational, and speech therapists
• Registered dietitians

Whether you’re at home or a rehabilitation center, our care team works with you, your doctors, and your family to ensure a safer and smoother return to normal activities. Based on your personalized discharge plan, we collaborate with your primary care team to help you on your path to recovery and wellness.

Your continuing care may include the following services and programs: