Medscape July 30, 2024
Jordan Stohler, a 42-year-old nurse in Knoxville, TN, was readmitted to Fort Sanders Medical Center in June 2023 with sepsis after a double mastectomy.
She spent 5 days in the hospital after surgery to clear up the infection. Then she was offered a choice: She could either stay in the hospital while she received IV antibiotics, or she could go home and have the antibiotics given to her there under the Advanced Care at Home program of Covenant Health, the nine-hospital system to which Fort Sanders belongs.
She opted to go home, where she knew she’d be more comfortable and would be close to her beloved dog. In the end, she was very glad she did.
“I received great care...
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