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“On a scale of one to 10, I give this program a 10”
Robert Pica enrolled into Dignity’s Home Recovery Care program after he went to the emergency room for COPD. The 73-year-old hasn’t spent much time in the hospital and wasn’t about to start now. When he was approached about going home with hospital-level care, he seized the opportunity.
The Check Up: Dr. Susan Turney of Marshfield Clinic Health System
Modern Healthcare, October 12, 2020 Not only has Wisconsin recently become a hot spot for COVID-19, but it’s also a state where the rural population…
Experts Discuss the Growing Potential of In-Home Care
As care extends into the home, technology helps drive preventive care and healing.
Post-Acute Care: Hospital at Home Model Gains Momentum During Pandemic
Healthcare Innovation Magazine, September/October COVID-19 hit South Carolina later than some regions, but when it did, Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit health organization in the…
Talking with Contessa Health, a Hospital at Home Trailblazer
Gist Healthcare Daily spoke to Travis Messina, CEO of Contessa Health, about the recent surge of interest in the hospital at home model due to COVID-19.
“Home Recovery Care Helped Me Heal Faster”
Kay Hiott was admitted to Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital for dehydration and acute renal failure. Three days later, she was back home and completed her hospitalization with Home Recovery Care.
The $1 Trillion Quest to Bring Hospital Care to Your Home
Hospital buildings add a huge amount to medical bills. Moving care to people’s homes could dramatically reduce those costs.
Pandemic Pushes Expansion of ‘Hospital-at-Home’ Treatment
ABC News, August 20, 2020 As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting…
Gist Healthcare Daily
Gist Healthcare Daily, Part 1 – Monday, August 17, 2020 Travis Messina, CEO of hospital-at-home company Contessa, talks about the growing popularity of the model, the…
Highmark Health, Contessa Expand Joint Venture Delivering Hospital-Level Care in the Home
Highmark Health has announced it is expanding its joint venture relationship with Contessa, a company that helps organizations provide hospital-level care in the home through its Home Recovery Care model.
Home Recovery Care Expands to two more Allegheny Health Network Hospitals in Western Pennsylvania
AHN Forbes and AHN Jefferson Hospitals join AHN Allegheny General Hospital in offering Home Recovery Care to patients recovering from acute conditions, including some cases of COVID-19, following an emergency-room visit.
Remote Devices Monitor Cardiac Patients at Home, But Not Everyone Can Afford Them
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region and Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all non-emergency medical care to shut down in March, the impact on the interaction between patients, technology and health care was immediate.