Acute-level care at home: Lee Health expands Hospital at Home program
Last November, Lee Health introduced a Hospital at Home program to provide safe, high-quality care (at a level previously only available within the hospital) in the comfort of our patients’ own homes. This innovative program launched at Gulf Coast Medical Center, with a set number of patients focused on specific diagnoses, including pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, urinary tract infection requiring hospitalization and cellulitis.
Since November, 140 patients have been admitted to the program and overwhelmingly have had positive experiences. The Hospital at Home nurses have also reported their satisfaction, proudly sharing that they can connect with patients one-on-one and give them their undivided attention. Kristy Dutton, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, system director of Lee Health Hospital at Home, says the team has built it to feel like a concierge-type program with personalized attention and more individualized care…