‘We need to disrupt ourselves’: Tampa General’s CEO is all in on hospital-at-home expansion bill

Becker's Healthcare February 9, 2024
Laura Dyrda

Hospital at home programs cover only acute care patients, but that could change with a new bill introduced in the Senate.

Sens. Marco Rubio and Tom Carper introduced the “At Home Observation and Medical Evaluation Services Act” to establish a hospital-at-home pilot program that includes patients able to leave the hospital but who still require observation.

“The pandemic taught us that meeting patients where they’re at is possible and often preferred,” Mr. Carper said in a Feb. 8 news release from Mr. Rubio’s office. “That’s why I worked to increase and expand access to hospital-level care from the comfort of home.”

John Couris, DBA, president and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center, which includes Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, couldn’t agree...

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