Our commitment to providing the most advanced care never ends.

Located in DCH Regional Medical Center

Referral Line: (205) 759-7674 

809 University Boulevard East, 4th Floor
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Fax: 877-602-9167

• Treatment of acute and worsening chronic pulmonary diseases
• Evidence-based individualized ventilator weaning protocols
• Daily rounds by an interdisciplinary team for ventilator patients
• ACLS certified and critical care-trained nurses
• ACLS certified respiratory therapists
• Respiratory therapy coverage 24 hours a day
• Physical and occupational therapy to maintain functional mobility
• Speech therapy to enhance swallowing, speech and communication during weaning
• Including patients and families in ventilator management and daily plan of care
• Home ventilator education
• Discharge follow-up with patient and family

• Acute and worsening chronic respiratory infections
• Recurrent Infections
• Infected wounds
• Infected intravascular devices
• Infected orthopedic devices
• Diabetic foot infections and ulcers
• Drug resistant microorganisms
• Endocarditis
• Postoperative infections
• Tuberculosis
• Hepatitis
• Meningitis
• Stool transplants for severe recurrent Clostridium difficile (diff) at select locations

• Daily physician visits
• Focused medical attention in smaller, more intimate environment
• Successful wound care protocols
• Treatment by a specialty trained wound care nurse and trained RN staff
• Interdisciplinary team approach to the care plan that includes dietitian, pharmacist, nursing staff, physical and occupational therapists, respiratory therapists and speech pathologists
• Specializing in wound care physicians

A specialty hospital—sometimes referred to as a “long-term acute care hospital (LTACH)”—is designed to meet the complex clinical needs of patients who require extended hospital stays, often after a short-term ICU stay. The advanced care these hospitals provide helps people improve and decreases their clinical care needs.

Noland specialty hospitals are located inside premier general acute care hospitals and provide a full array of clinical services, including daily physician care. The smaller setting enables Noland hospital administrators, physicians and staff to be highly involved in patient care and family communication.

For patients who require an extended acute clinical care after hospitalization for a complex illness, Noland is the largest system of specialty hospitals in Alabama, and the sole provider of these services in many regions.

Patients generally progress to their own home or a less acute level of care.

In each Noland specialty hospital, patients have an experienced specialty team dedicated solely to improving outcomes for those requiring complex clinical care after a prior acute care hospital stay. Physicians and clinical staff who practice in the specialty hospital are credentialed by Noland to maintain high clinical standards.

Noland specialty hospitals are covered by Medicare, most Medicare Advantage policies (including but not limited to: Blue Advantage, UHC, Aetna, Humana, and Healthsprings), workers’ comp, and most commercial providers including Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Our physicians make daily visits to all of our patients.

Yes. If a patient’s physician does not already come to Noland, we can get that physician privileges that will allow him or her to be the patient’s primary care physician while in our hospital.

We have internal medicine physicians as well as many subspecialists. These include but are not limited to pulmonologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, gastroenterologists, neurologists, vascular surgeons and infectious disease specialists.

All Noland specialty hospitals are licensed by the state of Alabama as acute care hospitals, are certified as Medicare providers by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and are accredited by The Joint Commission.

Noland is the premier post-acute healthcare provider in Alabama.

Referral for admission is made by a physician, discharge planner, case manager or even a family member.

Please click here to make a referral or to learn more.

Yes. We encourage you to take a tour of our hospital prior to admission if possible. Every Noland specialty hospital has an onsite clinical liaison who is available to answer any questions you might have regarding hospitalization.

At Noland, we have a comprehensive interdisciplinary team that will assist with all discharge planning needs to ensure a smooth discharge and transfer to home or other level of care.

Yes, all of our specialty hospitals have private rooms.