VIRTUAL CARE PROGRAMS

Hospital Care at Home

We bring hospital-level care directly into your home. Call 302-956-1008.

What is Hospital Care at Home?

Imagine having the same round-the-clock care you’d expect in hospital, but from the comfort of your home. Hospital Care at Home combines in-home and virtual visits, giving you instant access to medical experts who can respond to your needs 24/7, just like a traditional hospital setting. 

We provide technology to connect you to your care team at all times. This includes a phone, a remote vital sign monitoring device, a personal emergency response bracelet, a backup power supply, and a tablet for video visits.

Who can use it?

To be eligible for Hospital Care at Home, patients must have: 

  • A qualifying payor and plan (We take many insurances, please call for current payor coverage).
  • Met our inpatient care and home safety criteria.

Any questions? Call 302-956-1008.

Game-changing patient benefits

A wide range of conditions

We can treat all kinds of common health problems directly at home. These include, but aren’t limited to, heart failure, sepsis, COPD, asthma, pneumonia, cellulitis, soft tissue or urinary tract infections, and gastroenteritis (stomach flu).

Personalized care plan

Everything is tailored around you, your caregivers and home environment. You’ll also have physician and nurse visits when you need them.

Better patient experience

For many people, receiving care and healing at home is a more positive experience than being in a hospital, often leading to better outcomes.

Services we provide in the home

24/7 physical & nurse practitioner oversight

24/7 physical & nurse practitioner oversight

Mobile imaging

Mobile imaging

Nebulizers every 4 hours

Nebulizers every 4 hours

Oxygen, mobility aids, medical equipment and supplies

Oxygen, mobility aids, medical equipment and supplies

Specialty consults

Specialty consults

Meals & nutrition

Meals & nutrition

Continuous patient vitals

Continuous patient vitals

Infusion therapy, IV antibiotics, fluids, diuretics, steroids

Infusion therapy, IV antibiotics, fluids, diuretics, steroids

Physical & occupational therapy

Physical & occupational therapy

Pharmacy/Medication management

Pharmacy/Medication management

Laboratory

Laboratory

Paramedicine

Paramedicine

Hospital at Home Program of the Year

ChristianaCare was named 2023 Program of the Year by Hospital at Home Users Group. Members of this group are health systems across the United States and Canada providing acute care to patients at home.  They work together to share best practices and expand the reach of their hospital at home programs.

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Zero Harm Patient Safety Award

Hospital Care at Home is committed to the highest standards of care, reducing hospital readmissions, and improving patient outcomes. In August 2024, ChristianaCare’s Clinical Effectiveness Committee recognized our program for 1 year of “zero harm” for preventable hospital infections.

“As an inpatient hospitalist I would quickly see and evaluate my patient, treat the acute issue and discharge. I lacked the time to explain how to prevent this in the future and to teach them about their condition. Often, their family was not around.

[With Hospital Care at Home], I see patients virtually with multiple family members or caretakers in the room and can explain more about the disease, medications and prevention… I cannot tell you how many times I have heard ‘no one has ever explained this.’ I often get insight into issues that may not have been apparent if the patient was in the hospital.”

- Dr. Heather Ragozine-Bush, Hospital Care at Home Physician

Hospital Care at Home FAQs

If you choose to participate in the Hospital Care at Home program, our care team will begin the process to admit you to the program.

We accept many insurance plans. There are no additional costs beyond your normal inpatient co-payments co-insurance, and deductibles.

Hospital-level care at home provides high-quality care with your physician from the comfort and convenience of your own home. These services include lab tests, mobile imaging like x-rays and ultrasounds, IV therapies, and durable medical equipment like shower chairs, oxygen, and hospital beds.

During your stay in the program, you will be provided with a tablet for video visits and a phone that connects you directly with your care team.  In addition, you will also be provided with a personal emergency response bracelet, vital signs monitoring devices and a backup power supply. All technology is delivered and set up for you in your home.

We ask that you stay home during your time of care. Your diagnosis and circumstances will be considered by the care team should you need to leave your home during the episode of care.

You may ask to be discharged from the program at any time. Our care team will help transition your care to a safe alternative.

The length of your stay in the Hospital Care at Home program is determined by you and your care team. Once you have reached your care goals, you will be discharged from the program. Our care team will make sure all your needs are met upon discharge. We will remove our technology (tablet, telephone, vitals sign monitoring equipment, and backup power supply). We will also follow up with you post-discharge to check on you and make sure you have everything you need to continue achieving your health and wellness goals.