Long-term-care hospitals (LTCHs) provide hospital-level care for medically complex, long-stay patients. LTCHs meet the same requirements as general acute-care hospitals, but have significantly longer average lengths of stay of 25 days or greater. LTCHs may be freestanding facilities or be co-located within hospitals, and treat a wide variety of conditions, including respiratory failure with ventilator dependency, infections, complex wounds and trauma.

CHA provides state and federal representation and advocacy in the legislative and regulatory arenas to improve access to quality, cost-effective long-term health care services.