Downey Community Health Center

higher acuity, everything from post-stroke care to patients that require wound treatment,” he portrays. “We’ve really developed, over the last several years, an excellent caliber of nurses that can really handle wound treatments and patients that require IVs, physical therapy, and cardiac issues.” Downey Community Health Center’s Special Treatment Program (STP) unit sets it apart, catering to individuals with schizoaffective disorder through a comprehensive rehabilitation program that encompasses behavior programming and classes, geared at acclimating them back into the community. Located in a completely separate wing of the facility, patients participate in the program for two years on average. “All of those patients actually have a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, meaning that they have both a diagnosis for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In California, there’s a lot in the news about mental health crises, and certainly, here in administrator is delegating to the department heads, and the director of nursing is delegating to her leaders that fall under her nursing division.” Additionally, California’s rigorous regulations make continuous staff education a priority. “We foster a lot of team collaboration,” he says. “We really do a lot of team activities, and we have monthly all-staff meetings where we just want to get everybody together, talk about some high-level things, have a little bit of fun, or an activity or a game together, to really just continue to build team camaraderie as a whole.” ADAPTING TO MEET EVOLVING PATIENT NEEDS In recent years, Rosenberg started the initiative to bring what he describes as “a higher caliber of nurses” to the facility, to address the needs of high acuity and short-term patients.“The kinds of patients that are now seeking a nursing home are of a much Delivering Value Beyond Medication Find out why we’re the long-term care pharmacy provider of choice. PharMerica.com That’s what PharMerica delivers to our partners in long-term care, senior living, hospice, IDD/ behavioral health, home infusion, specialty, and hospital management. PharMerica is a national leader in pharmacy services with a local touch: • 30+ years of senior care experience • 180+ pharmacies • 6,000+ dedicated healthcare professionals • 200+ hands-on clinical consultants World-class pharmacy services Oliver Rosenberg, CEO