Hospital at Home Takes Patient Experience to New Levels

The hospital-at-home model is just one way healthcare is evolving to meet patient and cultural demands better access, equity, and experience. For too long, patients have traveled to providers for care often at significant cost to their families and quality of life. It’s time for Health in Place, a paradigm shift where providers meet patients when and where they need care.

Does inpatient care need to happen in the hospital? Using telehealth, remote monitoring, and mobile care teams, hospital-at-home programs deliver quality inpatient care in the comfort of one’s home. Wesley, 74, is in the emergency room for the third time this year. His heart failure symptoms usually improve after a few days in the hospital, but he’s not going to stay this time. He hates leaving his wife, Flora, who struggles with depression, alone at home. And during his last hospitalization, he experienced a frightening bout of confusion and believed intruders were stalking the halls.