Oak Hammock's Healthcare Pavilion Awarded Medicare License

Gainesville, FL -- June 27, 2005 -- Gainesville's over-65 community now has an additional place to consider for clinical care and inpatient rehabilitation following a hospital stay. The Pavilion at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, off Willliston Road, was recently awarded its Medicare license from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

"We have received notification from CMS that Oak Hammock can receive, treat and receive reimbursement for Medicare services. This means we can take direct admissions from the community -- patients do not have to be living at Oak Hammock to receive skilled nursing care at our Healthcare Pavilion," said Mark Levine, chief operations officer.

 

The Pavilion provides a complete spectrum of on-site, integrated, healthcare services in private accommodations with the strength of Oak Hammock's UF affiliations behind it. These include agreements with the College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Health and Human Performance, College of Public Health and Health Professions, and College of Nursing.

 

Medications, lab fees, x-rays and meals are all covered under Medicare's skilled nursing benefit.

 

People interested in receiving rehab services following a hospital stay can call a centralized admission number at 548-1133. Or for more information, visit www.oakhammock.org.