jump to navigation search coordinates 37 21 29.6 n 84 20 11.1 w 37.358222 n 84.336417 w 37.358222 ; 84.336417 rockcastle hospital and respiratory care center type non profit organization industry health care founded mt. vernon kentucky united states 1956 headquarters mt. vernon kentucky united states area served north america website rockcastle regional rockcastle regional hospital and respiratory care center is a not for profit acute and long term care hospital located in mt. vernon kentucky . the facility primarily serves rockcastle and surrounding counties with its 26 bed acute care facility but receives referrals for its 93 bed ventilator facility nationwide . 1 2 it is a four time winner of the kentucky hospital association quality award 3 and is accredited by the joint commission . 4 contents 1 services 2 university of kentucky partnership 3 long term ventilator care 4 rating information 5 references 6 external links services edit in addition to its long term care ventilator specialty rockcastle regional offers chemotherapy an imaging department with a 64 slice ct scan and a surgery suite . rockcastle implemented an electronic medical records system to improve patient safety quality of care and efficiency . 5 other services include 6 occupational therapy speech therapy emergency department physical therapy a retail pharmacy mammography infusion services home health care pulmonary rehabilitation university of kentucky partnership edit part of rockcastle regional s campus rockcastle recently partnered with the university of kentucky medical center to host advanced medical specialties . these patients would otherwise have to travel to lexington . specialties include oncology pulmonology cardiology 7 long term ventilator care edit rockcastle regional has specialized in ventilator care since 1980 . 8 the hospital takes a holistic approach to respiratory care ; the hospital provides daily activities an on site chaplain frequent pet visits a residents board and a healing garden . treatment plans combine respiratory therapy with occupational physical and speech therapy to improve the patients overall quality of life . 9 residents are given opportunities for trips outside the hospital grounds to visit family members or local attractions . 10 11 based on federal surveys the average anxiety depression level of a rockcastle regional resident is less than half the state average . 12 additionally the total number of staff hours worked per patient is 3.5 times greater than the national average . 13 rating information edit rating information for rockcastle regional is available from the healthgrades website . ten patient safety indicators were available through healthgrades . rockcastle received nine average ratings and one worse than average rating . no better than average ratings were received . patient outcomes for inpatients were recorded for heart failure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd and pneumonia . the hospital received as expected outcomes for the first two categories and a worse than expected outcome for pneumonia for inpatients . information from patient surveys showed those patients filling out surveys gave rockcastle ratings either the same as the national average or better for most questions . two ratings were better than the national average patients at rockcastle who gave this hospital a nine or ten were 76 % versus 69 % for patient ratings of a nine or ten on all other hospitals nationally . rockcastle patients would said they would definitely recommend this hospital were 76 % of respondents versus such a rating nationally amongst patients of 70 % . 14 references edit about us . rockcastle regional hospital . retrieved 24 may 2011 . rockcastle hospital pdf . rockcastle county visitor s guide 20 . 2007 . rockcastle regional receives quality award for fourth year . rockcastle regional hospital . retrieved 24 may 2011 . accreditations . rockcastle regional hospital . retrieved 24 may 2011 . lawley erin 24 march 2011 . here come the health it dollars . nashvillepost.com . retrieved 31 may 2011 . services . rockcastle regional hospital . retrieved 25 may 2011 . our uk partnership . rockcastle regional hospital . retrieved 24 may 2011 . birdwhistell mark d. 29 july 2010 . a visit to rockcastle regional hospital part 1 . external affairs uk healthcare . uk healthcare . retrieved 31 may 2011 . reaching out . fresh air . rockcastle regional hospital respiratory care center . february 2010 . retrieved 1 june 2011 . respiratory care center . rockcastle regional hospital . retrieved 24 may 2011 . birdwhistell mark d. 30 july 2010 . a visit to rockcastle regional hospital part 2 . external affairs uk healthcare . uk healthcare . retrieved 1 june 2011 . browse nursing homes by state . local nursing homes . retrieved 31 may 2011 . browse nursing homes by state . local nursing homes . retrieved 31 may 2011 . healthgrades website at http www.healthgrades.com hospital directory kentucky ky rockcastle regional hospital and respiratory care center hgste7854176180115 ratings . external links edit official website kentucky hospital association retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rockcastle regional hospital and respiratory care center & oldid 684617562 categories hospital buildings completed in 1956hospitals in kentuckybuildings and structures in rockcastle county kentuckyhidden categories coordinates not on wikidatapages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 october 2015 at 19 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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