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“I so appreciate everything they’ve given me back.”
Chronic illness can be especially challenging as we age, and for 89-year-old Robert, the end of 2023 seemed to be heading in the wrong direction….
Improving the Art and Science of Medicine Through Hospital at Home
When asked what it’s like to practice advanced care at home, providers delivering care in hospital-at-home models often repeat a common theme: “it has brought…
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…
The Importance of Advance Care Planning in Palliative Care
Advance care planning has been part of healthcare for many decades, yet a surprisingly small percentage of adults in the United States have advance directives…
“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,…