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Provider Spotlight: Dr. Sean Drake, Henry Ford Care at Home
When Dr. Sean Drake was first introduced to the Henry Ford Care at Home program, he was working in a hospital clinic that had the…
“It wasn’t like they were working for the hospital, it’s like they were part of the family.”
When the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) launched its Recovery Care at Home program to bring hospital-level care to patients’ homes, Travis was…
“I got the exact same thing that I was getting in the hospital.”
Just after Thanksgiving of last year, Laura found herself in the emergency room at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, struggling with the…
Employee Spotlight: Haley Allen, Team Lead Care Coordinator
Meet Haley, a Team Lead Care Coordinator with our Palliative Care at Home program based out of Tennessee. We asked Haley to share some details…
“That is half of your recovery, to have kind people around you.”
More than ever, health systems are faced with capacity constraints: staffing shortages, a growing population of older patients with medical needs, a lack of available…
Employee Spotlight: Holly Warren, Recovery Care Coordinator
Meet Holly, a Recovery Care Coordinator (RCC) in the Contessa Virtual Care Unit (VCU), which supports multiple partner health systems with virtual care for their…
AMA Newswire: Home-Recovery Program Leads to 44% Reduction in Readmission Rate
AMA Newswire | May 23, 2024 Marshfield Clinic Health System, in joint venture with Contessa, launched its Home Recovery Care program in 2016, making it…
“This program was phenomenal.”
Sometimes journeys take an unexpected course, and for Janice, her path home from the hospital after an admission for hip surgery was anything but expected….
In Their Own Words: Nurses at Contessa
Each day at Contessa, our nurses contribute to our unique models of comprehensive care in the home. Whether visiting patients in-person or via virtual care,…
Employee Spotlight: Taylor Spencer, Care Partner
Meet Taylor, a Care Partner with the Contessa’s Palliative Care at Home program. Taylor’s manager, Donna, asked us to feature him in our Employee Spotlight…
American College of Emergency Physicians Section on Telehealth: Spotlight on Hospital at Home
ACEP Winter Newsletter | December 2023 In this edition of the American College of Emergency Physicians Section on Telehealth Newsletter, Contessa’s Senior Vice President and…
The Path to a Permanent Model for Hospital at Home: A Look at the Success of Recovery Care at Home
The current success of Contessa’s Recovery Care at Home provides a window into the possibilities for hospital at home in the future As a pioneer…