ERNEST HEALTH, INC. - MESQUITE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

The staff at Mesquite Specialty Hospital believes that recovery is not just physical - it is also a very emotional experience. Patients need a caring, highly-trained and supportive team to maximize recovery and regain independence.

The Specialty Hospital provides advanced long-term acute care, including intensive care, for patients who require time to heal from catastrophic injury or illness.

Inpatient Services:

Stroke (CVA); Spinal cord injury; Amputation; Major multiple trauma; Fracture of femur; Brain injury; Neurological disorders; Active polyarthritis or severe or

advanced osteoarthritis; Knee and/or hip joint replacement; Orthopedic dysfunction.

Outpatient services include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The following specialized programs will be offered, as well as additional programs as needs are identified:

Aquatic Therapy; Arthritis Program; Lymphedema Treatment Program; Neurological Rehabilitation; Orthopedic Rehabilitation.

While utilizing our high-tech equipment, state-of-the-art gym and large, private rooms, our caring and supportive staff is dedicated to helping you or your loved one through the recovery process. We focus on each patient's unique needs to achieve maximum levels of recovery. At Mesquite Specialty Hospital, we are proud to be the newest member of the North Texas health care continuum.

Stroke and other neurological patients can now regain lost mobility and achieve greater independence through treatment options that include the Bioness NESS H200 Hand Rehabilitation System and NESS L300 Foot Drop System. The innovative functional electrical stimulation (FES) systems help patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and incomplete spinal cord injury regain muscle control, giving them more function, more freedom, more life.

Our staff is comprised of a highly specialized team of medical professionals whose goal is to bring each patient to his or her highest level of independence as possible. Our 40-bed facility is designed solely for the provision of this specialized care. The facility's unique design fosters a comfortable and responsive environment for our patients. We treat any patient requiring extended acute care, including those requiring intensive care, medically complex care, modified rehabilitation, ventilator/pulmonary care and wound care. Diagnoses and conditions to be treated include:

Post-Operative Patients, Respiratory Failure, Rheumatoid Diseases, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Trauma, Uncontrolled Pain, Vascular Diseases, Ventilator Weaning, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Amputation, Burns and Surgical Wounds, Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Decubitus/Pressure Ulcer, Degenerative Diseases, Diabetes, Drug Resistant Infections, Emphysema, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Malnutrition.