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Imagine working in a hospital where everything you needed was right at your fingertips. Respiratory Therapists are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week and Central Supply a few steps from the Nurses' Station. Think about all of the ancillary support offered in a typical hospital such as an Infection Control Nurse, a Wound Care Nurse, and a Director of Quality; now think about all of that support right on your unit. When you have all of these hospital services only being shared by a thirty-bed facility, you have more time to do what you're trained to do, take care of patients. Employees don't get lost in the shuffle at Acuity Hospital of South Texas (AHST), they get noticed.
The work is challenging and the day goes by quickly. There is no doubt that when a patient is admitted to AHST, they require a great deal of care and attention. Families are worried, tired and have many questions. Because we work as a multi-disciplinary team, the patient and family get a lot of special attention. The patient might be seen by nursing, respiratory therapy, case management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and a dietitian. A pharmacist is on the nursing unit every day, reconciling and reviewing patient's medications. Typically, each patient will see two physicians per day, the Hospitalist, Pulmonologist, Infectious Disease and Cardiology to name just a few of the credentialed specialties that visit our hospital each day.
The best thing about working at Acuity Hospital of South Texas is getting to be a part of a patient's recovery. When you are part of a team that helps a ventilator dependant patient breath on their own again, participate in physical therapy, and go home with their family, the hard work is worth it. When you hear a patient speak for the first time in months, the hard work is worth it. That's how it feels to be a part of the Acuity Hospital team. 
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