Becker's Healthcare January 17, 2025
Giles Bruce

Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System plans to grow its hospital-at-home program, already one of the biggest in the country, once more payers get on board with the care model, a leader told Becker’s.

Becker’s caught up with Michael Nassif, MD, medical director of Saint Luke’s Hospital in Your Home, about what has changed about the program over the past year. The conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.

Q: In late 2023, we talked about census numbers. Your average daily census for hospital at home was about 10 patients, and now it’s up to 12. Have you grown steadily?

MN: Yes, 2022 had 30 admissions per month, 2023 had 50, and 2024 reached 68 per month....

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