Haxtun Health fills nearly all open nursing positions

Focus at Haxtun Health over the past month has honed in on several areas, two specifically relating to traveling and contract labor expenses and inpatient rehab numbers. To most, inpatient rehab is commonly known as its former name, swing bed.

Often times when patients have surgery on the Front Range, such as hip or knee surgery, doctors will request that the patient go to a skilled nursing facility inpatient rehabilitation bed for rehab. A skilled nursing facility, Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace said, is a nursing home that offers inpatient rehab where the patient may only see a doctor o...