Select Specialty Hospital

Hospital Profile

• Select Specialty Hospital-Winston-Salem is a 42-bed (LTACH) hospital. The hospital specializes in the treatment of the most critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
• Located on the sixth floor of Forsyth Hospital, the facility is dedicated to the treatment of chronic acute care patients who generally stay beyond 25 days.
• Located in Forsyth Hospital, Select Specialty Hospital is managed as a separate entity by Pennsylvania-based Select Medical Corp. The facility has its own pharmacy, physical therapy and registration process.

Hospitalist Program Profile

• The Hospitalist Team of two full-time physicians will be on site 8-12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each full time hospitalist will provide 168 to 192 hours of clinical professional medical services per month consisting of 12 and eight hour shifts. On call at night with no admissions expected.
• While on site, the hospitalist team provides service response for codes. In addition, the hospitalist team provides service response for consultations, inpatient episodic medical care, and procedures.

Community

• Winston-Salem is located in Forsyth County just northwest of High Point, along Interstate 40 near Belew Lake. It lies halfway between Atlanta, GA and Washington, D.C. Winston-Salem is part of the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point metro area.
• Known to many as the "City of the Arts," Winston-Salem created the nation's first arts council and ranks first nationally in per capita contributions to the arts.
• Due to its convenient location, the beaches of the Atlantic coast are a short drive East while the Smokey Mountains and Asheville resort area are a short drive West.  Both offering many spectacular options for weekend getaways for couples and families.  
• The city is home to the Wake Forest University campus and offers all the excitement and amenities of a college town.
• The area is served by two major International Airports Piedmont Triad International and Charlotte Douglas International, offering flights to destinations across the US and abroad.     
• Biotechnology, medicine and medical research are contributors to the Winston-Salem's economy and the area offers endless opportunities for outdoor activities, culture, dining and shopping.
• Sports enthusiasts will enjoy several varieties of events, such as:
  • The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), which is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States.
  • The NFL Carolina Panthers, located in Charlotte.
  • NASCAR is a favorite sport in NC.
• Winston-Salem is home to the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Complex, which opened in 1989 and is owned and operated by the City of Winston-Salem. The 15,000 seat Coliseum fills its event calendar with Wake Forest University men's and women's basketball, concerts, family shows, tennis, rodeo, dinners, conventions and more!
• The city is home to 173,500 people. The community reflects its Moravian ancestry and its African-American heritage. Today a "living history" town, Old Salem was founded in 1766 as a Moravian settlement and trading center.