After-Hospital Care

Quick Guide to Recovery Options for After Your Stay

Provided at Staten Island, Glen Cove, and Phelps Hospitals, acute rehabilitation is designed for individuals who need frequent physician monitoring, 24-hour nursing and intensive physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy to maximize recovery. The length of stay is based on your diagnosis, needs, and progress during rehabilitation. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/rehab (click “Programs & services”) or call (800) REHAB-03.

Emergency care, when every minute matters. If you’re experiencing a medical emergency, call Northwell’s Center for Emergency Medical Services for an ambulance at (833) 315-2035. We’ll try our best to get you to the hospital of your choice-when you need it most. Click to save us in your contacts.

Northwell Health At Home provides a scope of home care services for all patients, from infants to the elderly. Services may include: nursing, physical and occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, wound and skin specialist, infusion services, social work, and home health aides. Services may be covered through Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care insurance plans. Private pay home aide services are also available. Northwell Health At Home, providing care in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester, Putnam, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx, has an extensive network of caring professionals dedicated to helping you achieve your fullest potential in the comfort of your home. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/at-home or call (866) 651-4200.

For those with advanced illness, Northwell Health At Home Hospice Services provides compassionate and expert care directed to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life for patients. A team of nurses, social workers, home health aides, chaplains, dietitians, and volunteers is available to assist the patient and family. A hospice physician is also available for consultation and home visits. Medication, equipment, and supplies are provided. Nurses are available 24/7 to respond to questions and concerns. For more information, call: 

• Nassau, Suffolk, Queens: (516) 832-7100
  
• Staten Island, Brooklyn: (718) 226-6450
  
• Westchester, Putnam: (914) 666-7616
  

Northwell Health Laboratories is the leading health system laboratory provider in the New York area offering a comprehensive testing menu. We provide laboratory testing for hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, and ambulatory locations; this enables your health care provider to have seamless access to your test results. We have numerous Patient Service Centers for blood collection and participate with all major insurance companies. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/labs or call (800) 472-5757.

The Northwell Health Outpatient Rehabilitation Network provides comprehensive services at 21 easy-to-access locations throughout Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, and Westchester. Our fully equipped facilities are staffed by licensed therapists experienced in the latest rehabilitation techniques. Our services include, but are not limited to, joint replacement therapy, neurological and stroke rehabilitation, sports therapy, spine care, pain management, brain injury rehabilitation, lymphedema therapy, oncology rehabilitation, women’s health, and vestibular and balance rehabilitation. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/rehab or call (888) REHAB-03.

Provided at the Stern Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation on the North Shore University Hospital campus in Manhasset and the Orzac Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation on the campus of Long Island Jewish Valley Stream, subacute rehabilitation is for patients who need a less intense, less medically supervised rehabilitation environment. Services include: up to seven-day-a-week physical, occupational, and speech pathology as clinically indicated, restorative nursing, wound care, social work, and nutritional counseling. The subacute length of stay lasts until the patient is ready to return home or to a long-term setting. Subacute rehabilitation is often followed by home care or outpatient rehabilitation. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/rehab (click “Programs & services”) or call (800) REHAB-03.