Services

We offer excellent respiratory care including:

• Ventilator weaning 
• Tracheotomy care
• IV antibiotics for pulmonary infections
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Nebulizer treatments 

Complex Respiratory
Here at Arkansas Extended Care Hospital Fort Smith we offer excellent respiratory care including:

• High Flow Oxygen Therapy 
• Care of Chest Tubes  
• Tracheotomy Care
• IV Antibiotics for Pulmonary Infections
• Ventilator Weaning 
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Nebulizer Treatments 

Our comprehensive wound care program specializes in extensive and complex wound therapy through a multidisciplinary approach. We have an experienced wound care team of whom create and participate in treatment plans that specifically address individual needs.

Arkansas Extended Care Hospital Fort Smith Comprehensive Infectious Disease program specializes in extensive and complex infection disease therapy with a multidisciplinary approach.  

Post-Operative Complications
Treatments we provide: 

• Specialized antibiotics tailored to combat the specific infection being treated
• A variety of wound care techniques, from negative pressure to skin substitutes and traditional gauze applications

Examples of Post-Operative Complications: 
Surgical Wounds: 

• A healing incision
• An open wound that requires bedside surgical treatment 

Post-Surgical Infection: 

• A complication of an abdominal or bowel surgical procedure
• The after-effect of having an abscess removed 

Cardiology
We offer a wide range of cardiac treatments for the following:

• Congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease 
• Infections of the heart (Pericarditis and Endocarditis)
• Post-surgical care (heart bypass, pacemaker insertion, stent placement, valve replacement) 

For cardiac care we use these therapies:

• Telemetry 
• IV antibiotics
• Oxygen therapy with monitoring
• IV blood pressure medications