Becker's Healthcare January 3, 2024
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s hospital-level care at home program has surpassed 1,000 patients since the service began in May 2020.
The service is provided through Castell — a digital and population health subsidiary of Intermountain — and aims to provide patients with the right level of care in the right place at a lower cost, the health system said in a Dec. 19 news release.
“Since beginning, the hospital-level care at home program has saved Intermountain over 3,000 bed days from participating hospitals and can cost patients up to 30% less than traditional hospital stays, depending on the care needed,” Castell Director of Home Services Anna McMillan said.
In-person caregiver visits are provided by Intermountain Homecare, with...