One Clara Maass Drive
Belleville, New Jersey 07109
(973) 450-2220
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The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at Clara Maass Medical
Center offers a special caring environment for patients who
no longer require all the resources of an acute care hospital,
but who are still too sick to be cared for at home. The TCU
is a 20-bed unit which provides a sub-acute level of care
within the acute care hospital, an option in the continuum
of care. Typically patients are admitted to the TCU for the
following types of care: cardiac recovery, post surgical
recovery, oncology and pain management, pulmonary management,
skin and wound care, and complex medical management. A few
extra days for recovery in the TCU can give patients just
the time they need to regain strength and function needed
to successfully be discharged home.
Patients may stay in the TCU for up to eight days of care.
Rehabilitation services are provided by the Saint Barnabas
Rehabilitation Affiliates.
The TCU is staffed by physicians, nurses, social workers,
rehabilitation therapists, and dieticians who follow an interdisciplinary
team approach to help patients transition to home so they
may live independently or with some assistance.
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