Becker's Healthcare June 27, 2024
Following a successful pilot, Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is taking its hospital-at-home program systemwide.
In April, HMH teamed up with Medically Home to officially launch a hospital at home program. In the two months since, the program has treated nearly 100 patients — ahead of pace for what the health system expected at this point. A pilot phase of the program began in 2022 at three hospitals, during which it took two years to treat the same number of patients.
Robert Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health, told Becker’s the system intentionally started the pilot program with hospitals that take care of the sickest and most complex patients, and measured positive outcomes related to patient and clinician...