Five things to know:
1. Through the program, dubbed Adventist Health Hospital@Home, the health system will use virtual technology to treat hundreds of patients in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. The virtual hospital will provide 150 beds initially; physicians and nurses will provide care via video visits and remote monitoring of vital signs.
3. Nurses and other healthcare professionals will provide in-home visits, and patients will be able to have lab tests, mobile imaging such as X-rays and ultrasound, and IV therapies performed at home.
4. Patients will have 24/7 access to their care teams via telemedicine technology.
5. Adventist Health will accept most insurance plans, and there are no extra costs for the program besides standard outpatient copays, co-insurance and deductibles, according to the health system’s website.
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