Four hospitals and health systems in 2025 have launched new hospital-at-home programs.
The “hospital-at-home” model, in which patients receive acute, inpatient-level care in their own homes rather than being admitted to a traditional hospital unit, continues to gain traction in the U.S. as health systems look to improve patient experience, reduce costs and relieve capacity pressures.
The concept dates back to 1995, when clinicians at Johns Hopkins first introduced the model, according to a study published in NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery. Its widespread adoption accelerated in 2020 during the COVID-19 public health emergency, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, allowing hospitals to receive Medicare reimbursement for qualifying home-based acute care.
Since then, hospital-at-home programs have expanded rapidly across the country, and many health systems are now integrating the model into their broader care-delivery strategies.
Here are four health systems launching new hospital-at-home programs in 2025, as reported by Becker’s:
- New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian started its hospital-at-home program in November to treat acute care patients from two of its campuses at their homes.
- In November, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health stated that it has cared for more than 120 children with complex medical conditions at home through its Advanced Care at Home program. The health system says it is the nation’s first at-home acute care model run by a freestanding children’s hospital.
- In June, Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System announced the launch of its hospital at home program. The program was developed in partnership with Minneapolis-based Inbound Health.
- In February, Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System announced the launch of its hospital at home program. St. Luke’s was the first Idaho health system to offer acute hospital care at home.
