Becker's Healthcare August 21, 2024
Boston-based Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital program has expanded to 70 beds, making it the largest home hospital in the country, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
The capacity increase was accompanied by expanded clinical care teams and the creation of dedicated roles within Home Hospital created. The system has also incorporated medical assistants into the care model and expanded the ambulance services to meet growing demand.
Since its launch in January 2022, the program has had more than 4,000 patient admissions and saved more than 20,000 acute care hospital based bed days. The average patient stays in a Home Hospital bed is 5 days.
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