These initiatives aim to free up hospital beds, reduce readmissions and potentially lower costs compared to traditional inpatient care.
Here are six health systems who have launched, expanded or have plans to expand their home care programs, as reported by Becker’s since Jan. 7:
- In February, Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System launched the first hospital-at-home program in the state of Georgia. As part of the program, virtual nurses monitor patients around the clock, while nurses and paramedics visit the patients at home at least twice a day for tasks like administering IV antibiotics, getting vital signs and examining the home for safety issues.
- Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health is building a hospital-at-home program over the next several months. The program will be based out of Miriam and Rhode Island hospitals, both in Providence.
- Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine said it plans to launch a hospital-at-home program in summer 2025.
- Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System told Becker’s it plans to grow its hospital-at-home program once more payers get on board with the care model.
- Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham told Becker’s it plans to expand its hospital-at-home program to more specialties in 2025. Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home, one of the largest home hospital initiatives in the country, recently expanded to treat women with postpartum hypertension and patients recovering from lumbar spine surgery.
- Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is rolling out an acute hospital care at home program. The health system, which has more than 50 hospitals across nine states, will start by offering hospital-at-home care from its Winter Park, Fla., hospital near Orlando.
