@ShahidNShah
Another COVID-19 Effect: Hospital-At-Home Care Is Starting To Pick Up
Eighty-year-old Susan Sarchet has been admitted to the hospital for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more times than she can remember. The last couple of her COPD hospitalizations — once in November 2019 and most recently in October — were radically different.
Instead of being admitted to a traditional hospital, the Denver resident stayed right in her own home.
“Hospital at home” is gaining traction as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise. The idea is to allow those who might normally be admitted to a traditional hospital to instead receive the same care at home. More recently, that’s included some people who have severe side effects from COVID-19 but don’t need more advanced intensive care.
Continue reading at cpr.org
Next Article
-
COVID-19 and Your Health
If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes or approves a COVID-19 vaccine, ACIP will quickly hold a public meeting to review all available data about that vaccine (sign up to receive email …
Posted Dec 11, 2020 COVID-19