While nursing homes are equipped to provide medical care to severely ill and disabled patients, sometimes an emergency situation may arise where your loved one will need to be transferred to a hospital or critical care facility. Luckily, a Renton nursing home can send their residents to nearby Valley Medical Center.
Valley Medical Center is the largest and most prominent hospital in the area, with nationally-recognized centers for the research and care of heart conditions, cancer treatment, orthopedics and neurology.
The hospital operates the most comprehensive emergency are unit in the south King County area. Doctors and nurses who are trained specifically in emergency treatment are available 24 hours a day to care for critically ill patients.
Renton is also near the city of Bellevue and Overlake Hospital Medical Center. Overlake has a level III trauma facility, and it offers both a Senior Care program as well as participation in the national Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders which trains staff on how caring specifically for elderly patients.