Cleveland Clinic Introduces Hospital Care At Home in Ohio

Cleveland Clinic is bringing Hospital Care At Home to Northeast Ohio, beginning on Cleveland’s west side. The program allows patients with certain conditions to choose to receive care in their own homes that is comparable to what is provided in an inpatient hospital setting.

Patients must live within a 25-mile radius of Cleveland Clinic Fairview or Avon hospitals and qualify to be hospitalized at home, based on a medical evaluation in either the emergency department or within one of the hospital’s inpatient units. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sepsis, cellulitis, pneumonia, asthma and select post-operative colorectal procedures are among the conditions that providers with Hospital Care At Home can treat.

Patients are set up at home with a tablet for virtual video visits; a direct-connect phone number to the care team; a personal emergency response bracelet; devices to measure vital signs and a backup power supply so they can be monitored and connected with the Clinically Integrated Virtual Command Center.

The virtual team is comprised of physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, coordinators and nurses responsible for directing patient care around the clock. In the event of an emergency, patients can connect with the CIViC team to have an ambulance or care team dispatched.

The care plan will also include in-person care delivered by healthcare providers who regularly visit the patient’s home. These caregivers provide services in the home including blood draws, mobile imaging such as X-rays and ultrasound and IV therapies. Upon discharge, the Hospital Care At Home team works closely with the patient’s primary care physician to ensure their care plan is uninterrupted.