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Hospital for Special Care outlines neuromuscular, long‑term acute care and multidisciplinary services
Summary
Dr. Kevin Felice described Hospital for Special Care’s inpatient and outpatient programs, its multidisciplinary neuromuscular center and referral contacts; members asked about adult neurocognitive services and referral paths
Hospital for Special Care presented its inpatient long‑term acute care services and multidisciplinary neuromuscular programs to the Rare Disease Advisory Council on Jan. 15, describing inpatient capacity, outpatient clinics and referral contacts for patients who need specialized care.
Why it matters: council members said the hospital’s mix of ventilator‑dependent inpatient care, specialized outpatient clinics and clinical trials capacity can serve many patients with rare neuromuscular diseases who need coordinated, multidisciplinary management.
What the hospital described: Dr. Kevin Felice, director of the neuromuscular program and a professor of neurology at UConn Health, said Hospital for Special Care operates about 236 inpatient beds across two campuses…
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