Barlow Respiratory Hospital

What Barlow Respiratory Hospital does

Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital (LTCH) headquartered in Los Angeles at 2000 Stadium Way, with additional satellite operations at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys and (until 07/01/2026) PIH Health Hospital in Whittier. Founded in 1902 by Dr. W. Jarvis Barlow, it is the only not-for-profit LTCH in California and the only Passy-Muir Center of Excellence on the West Coast, treating chronically critically ill patients referred from approximately 100 hospital intensive care units across Southern California. Its clinical core is the proprietary TIPS© (Therapist-Implemented Patient-Specific) weaning protocol, used to liberate mechanically ventilated patients and reportedly achieving a weaning success rate near 60% — among the highest in the country — with more than 50% of weaned patients liberated in under two weeks.

The service portfolio centers on ventilator weaning, respiratory care (including Passy Muir Speaking Valve integration within 72 hours of admission), traumatic brain injury recovery, the award-winning Center for Wound Restoration, and care for medically complex patients (cardiac, neurologic, infectious, renal, post-transplant). An average length of stay runs ~25-28 days and the hospital discharges over 300 ventilator-weaning patients annually while treating over 1,000 patients per year. Research and outcomes are supported by the Ventilation Outcomes Dataset covering 7,500+ patients across 34 consecutive years and over 100 publications including peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters.

The revenue model is a hybrid of patient care services billed to Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private insurers (rates not publicly disclosed) and charitable donations processed through the affiliated 501(c)(3) Barlow Foundation (established 1994), which funds operations, equipment, and the multi-year ReBuild Barlow capital campaign. Charitable care and low-income discount programs (free care at <200% of federal poverty level, discounts to no more than Medicare rate at <350% of FPL) anchor a community-benefit mission. Go-to-market is referral-driven via intensivists, hospital case managers, and discharge planners channeled through a 24/7 admissions line, with brand-building through patient testimonials, outcomes publications, community programs (Breathmobile pediatric asthma clinic), and annual fundraising events.

Name

Barlow Respiratory Hospital

Legal name

Barlow Respiratory Hospital

Website

https://barlowhospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital in Los Angeles that specializes in weaning chronically critically ill patients from mechanical ventilation using the proprietary TIPS© protocol, serving more than 1,000 patients a year referred from approximately 100 hospital ICUs across Southern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Medically Complex / High-Acuity Chronic Care LTACHs (HLAFAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ventilator-Dependent & Complex Respiratory Care LTACHs (HLAFAOAA), Tracheostomy Weaning & Pulmonary Rehabilitation LTACHs (HLAFAOAI), Hospital-in-Hospital (Co-Located) LTACHs (HLAFAOAJ)

Keywords

• Long-term acute care
• Ventilator weaning services
• Post-ICU respiratory care
• Chronic critical illness treatment
• Wound restoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Acute care hospital services billed to insurance payers including Medicare, Medi-Cal (California Medicaid), and private insurance. Services include ventilator weaning, respiratory care, wound care, and post-ICU treatment. Average patient stay is approximately 25-28 days.
2. Charitable Donations and Foundation Support: The Barlow Foundation raises funds to support hospital operations, equipment, and the Campaign to ReBuild Barlow. Accepts gifts of cash, check, credit card, stocks/securities, property/real estate, and gifts-in-kind.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a not-for-profit Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) that provides specialized post-ICU care for chronically critically ill patients, with a focus on weaning mechanically ventilated patients from prolonged ventilation using its proprietary TIPS© protocol. The hospital also delivers respiratory care, wound restoration, traumatic brain injury recovery, and care for medically complex patients across three locations in Los Angeles, Van Nuys, and Whittier, accepting referrals from approximately 100 hospital ICUs across Southern California. Average patient stay is 25-28 days, and the hospital bills Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private insurance while supplementing operating support with charitable giving through the Barlow Foundation.

Product overview

Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a not-for-profit Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) offering a unified portfolio of specialized post-ICU healthcare services centered on ventilator weaning and respiratory care. The core offering is the Ventilator Weaning Program powered by the proprietary TIPS© Protocol, supplemented by the Center for Wound Restoration, respiratory care services, traumatic brain injury recovery, and post-ICU care. Additional services include culturally competent care, international patient services, and a Patient Portal for medical records access. The hospital operates three locations in Los Angeles, Van Nuys, and Whittier, serving patients referred from ICUs across Southern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Center for Outcomes & Value: Formerly known as Barlow Respiratory Research Center, focuses on outcomes and health services research for chronically critically ill patient populations.
• Center for Wound Restoration
• ReBuild Barlow

Products and services

• Ventilator Weaning Program Specialized program weaning more than 50% of mechanically ventilated patients annually using the TIPS© protocol, with most patients weaned in less than two weeks. Over 300 patients discharged annually from this program.
• Center for Wound Restoration Award-winning wound care program serving critically ill and medically complex patients with treatment of complex wounds, including pressure injuries, surgical wounds, and fistulae. Staffed by Board-Certified Physicians and Wound Care Certified Registered Nurses.
• Respiratory Care Comprehensive respiratory care services including ventilator weaning, Passy Muir Speaking Valve, treatment for acute respiratory failure, ARDS, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, complex pneumonias, and post-ICU COVID-19 care. Delivered by national and California Board Certified Respiratory Care Practitioners.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Program Post-ICU care program for traumatic brain injury and non-traumatic brain injuries (stroke, anoxic brain injury, encephalopathy). Led by Dr. Shantanu Thakur, MD, FAAPMR, Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine, and Pain Medicine. Prepares patients for rehabilitation readiness.
• Medically Complex Patients Care Comprehensive treatment for chronically critically ill patients with complex medical conditions including cardiac diagnoses, neurological conditions, infectious diseases, kidney disease, blood disorders, post-transplant care, and complex respiratory needs.
• Long Term Acute Care (LTCH) Long-term acute care hospitalization for patients with complex medical needs requiring longer hospital stays. Average patient stay of 25 days with individualized goals of care and discharge planning.
• Post-ICU Care Specialized post-ICU acute care for patients with complex medical conditions transferred from intensive care units. Includes ventilator weaning, ventilator-dependent care, and preparation for lower levels of care or home discharge.
• Passy Muir Speaking Valve Program Standard-of-practice program incorporating Passy Muir Speaking Valve during ventilator weaning process, allowing mechanically ventilated patients with tracheostomy to speak and facilitating communication and recovery. Each tracheostomy and ventilator patient is assessed within 72 hours of admission.
• Culturally Competent Care Culturally diverse patient care services provided in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Armenian with translation and interpretation services. Dietary accommodations include Kosher and vegetarian options.
• International Patients Services Global patient services including medical transport by ambulance or medical flight, translation and interpretation services ensuring informed and culturally competent care for international patients.
• TIPS© Ventilator Weaning Protocol Therapist-Implemented Patient-Specific (TIPS©) Weaning Protocol developed by Barlow pulmonologists. Evidence-based protocol adopted as standard of care nationwide to help patients previously unable to be liberated from ventilators. Patients guided through individualized step-by-step method implemented and monitored by respiratory therapists.
• Patient Portal Secure, password-protected access to medical records for Barlow Respiratory Hospital patients and authorized representatives. Self-enrollment available with assistance from Health Information Management team.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 60% ventilator weaning success rate, one of the highest in the nation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LAC+USC Medical Center BreathmobilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with LAC+USC Medical Center Breathmobile program to provide a no-cost mobile asthma clinic to children in the surrounding community. Barlow Respiratory Hospital hosts the Breathmobile which serves low-income children with asthma and allergies from L.A. Unified schools and the community throughout the school year.
• Valley Presbyterian HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership arrangement where Barlow operates a satellite location at Valley Presbyterian Hospital (VPH) at 15107 Vanowen Street, 3rd Floor, Van Nuys. Barlow provides specialized post-ICU respiratory and ventilator weaning services within the host hospital.
• PIH Health HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership arrangement where Barlow operates a satellite location at PIH Health Hospital Whittier at 12401 E. Washington Blvd, 2nd Floor, Whittier. Barlow provides specialized post-ICU respiratory and ventilator weaning services within the host hospital.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Encompass Health: Encompass Health is the largest U.S. owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and a major post-acute provider; while primarily IRF-focused, its rehabilitation continuum overlaps with Barlow's brain injury recovery and post-ICU rehabilitation services.
• LifePoint Health: LifePoint Health operates a network of community hospitals, LTACHs, and rehabilitation facilities across the U.S., including ventilator weaning programs that overlap with Barlow's specialty respiratory focus, though as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Genesis HealthCare: Genesis HealthCare operates skilled nursing facilities and post-acute services including ventilator/respiratory care programs; given Barlow's planned on-site 150-bed SNF, Genesis is a relevant post-acute incumbent peer for the planned continuum-of-care expansion.
• Kindred Healthcare (Humana): Kindred Healthcare, now part of Humana, is the largest U.S. operator of LTACHs and a broad incumbent in post-acute services; it competes with Barlow for ventilator-dependent referrals across multiple markets and sets national benchmarks for LTACH operations.

Direct peers

• Vibra Healthcare: Vibra Healthcare operates a national chain of LTACHs and specialty rehabilitation hospitals focused on ventilator weaning, complex medical care, and post-ICU recovery, competing head-to-head with Barlow for chronically critically ill patients in similar referral-driven markets.
• Select Specialty Hospitals (Select Medical): Select Specialty Hospitals, the LTACH arm of Select Medical, is one of the largest U.S. operators of critical illness recovery hospitals, offering ventilator weaning and complex medical care services that directly overlap Barlow's core program.
• PAM Health (Post Acute Medical): PAM Health is a national LTACH and post-acute chain with a strong ventilator weaning and complex medical patient program, operating satellite LTACHs inside host hospitals in a model directly comparable to Barlow's Van Nuys and Whittier co-locations.
• RML Specialty Hospital: RML Specialty Hospital is a Chicago-area long-term acute care hospital specializing in ventilator weaning and care of medically complex, chronically critically ill patients — almost a direct operating analogue to Barlow, with similar weaning protocols and post-ICU focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BreatheBarlow

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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