CASE STUDY Ranken Jordan, a 34-bed pediatric bridge hospital located near St. Louis, Missouri, provides rehabilitation and subacute medical treatment for sick and injured children, specializing in kids with complex medical conditions. Ranken Jordan bridges the gap between traditional hospital treatment and going home, using the pioneering philosophy of ‘care beyond the bedside.’ “Kids do not get better lying in bed; kids get better being out of bed and moving and doing the things kids should do,” said Lauri Tanner, RN, MSN, FACHE, President and CEO of Ranken Jordan. An essential foundation of this approach is the ability for patients, accompanied by caregivers and family members, to move freely from hospital rooms to other areas within the building and to all corners of the campus

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