Sub Acute Care — often termed Rehab and Recovery — is in-patient care designed for a client who has an acute illness, injury, or exacerbation of a disease process.  It is typically goal-oriented treatment rendered immediately after, or instead of, Acute hospitalization — to treat specific active complex medical conditions or to administer technically intricate treatments in the support of a patient’s underlying long-term condition. 

Sub Acute Care also requires the coordinated services of a multidisciplinary team — which can include physicians, nurses, and other relevant professional disciplines — that is trained to assess and manage these specific conditions and perform the necessary procedures.