Patients from out of state generally come to Denver for seven to ten days for their evaluation. This section of the CARE outpatient program is designed for patients who have not benefited adequately from standard outpatient management. These patients need extended contact from the CARE team including physician monitoring, nursing intervention, and respiratory therapy, etc., but do not require inpatient care. Patients are accepted into this program if they have the capacity to perform their basic activities of daily living independently or come with relatives or friends who can assist them as needed. Patients also need to have the cognitive skills to participate in their own care.
Many hotels provide shuttle services to and from the hospital.
At night, there is immediate nursing attention available in case of emergent problems, or specific actions may be planned such as night time monitoring or lung function checks, parenteral medication administration, or vital signs monitoring if these are necessary. Patients may occasionally require inpatient care. Inpatient care at National Jewish is available only for patients with infectious disease . Other patients who temporarily require inpatient care are transferred to the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center . National Jewish physicians have admitting privileges and attend at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, which is less than one mile from National Jewish.