OPTIMUM program
OPTIMUM is an infusion center for ambulatory patients located at St. Mary’s Hospital. It provides outpatient treatment options and schedules appointment hours with the patient’s convenience in mind.
OPTIMUM OFFERINGS
- Skilled nursing staff is dedicated to treating patients of all ages during non-urgent, prescheduled visits for:
- Catheter changes and removal
- Wound care/ dressing changes
- Blood transfusion without hospital admission
- Colostomy changes and irrigation
- Tracheostomy changes
- Groshong care/ central line care
- Long-term antibiotic therapy without hospital admission
- Allergy shots
- Medical injections
- IV therapy
- Staple and suture removal
- Epidural cassettes/ CADD pumps
- Enema (including prep enema)
- Cast application
- PICC line insertion
- Minor procedures
- Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure - VAC
THE OPTIMUM ADVANTAGE
By using OPTIMUM services, patients can reduce the length of inpatient hospital stays or avoid hospitalization for services that can be provided on an outpatient basis. Following treatment, patients can resume their regular activities for the day. OPTIMUM gives non-homebound patients a cost-effective alternative for care.
A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMFORT
OPTIMUM services can reduce or eliminate days of hospitalization, thereby allowing patients the opportunity to recover in the comfort of their homes. Patients that require recurrent treatment will get to know and become comfortable with the skilled nursing staff dedicated to treating OPTIMUM patients.
CONVENIENT HOURS
Although regular OPTIMUM hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, the staff can vary hours to meet patients’ needs. Our program gives patients the flexibility to schedule appointments before work or during lunch breaks.
CONTACT US
For more information on OPTIMUM Services or to schedule an appointment, please call 815.673.4627.
Physicians can fax orders to 815.673.4620