Hackensack Meridian Health continues to innovate how care is delivered and expand patient access to care with the expansion of Hospital from Home, a program that provides hospital-level care to patients from the comfort of their home.
Hospital from Home care will now be offered to patients who qualify through Ocean University Medical Center in Brick, New Jersey and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township. The latest sites build on the network’s robust existing Hospital from Home program currently offered through Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, JFK University Medical Center in Edison, and Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
“At Hackensack Meridian Health, we are committed to providing high-quality, hospital-level care where patients are most comfortable; for some, this is in their own home,” Robert Garrett, chief executive officer of Hackensack Meridian Health said. “For more than a year our Hospital From Home program has expanded access to care by allowing more than one-thousand patients to receive hospital level care in the comfort of their home. We are thrilled to expand this successful program to more patients in other communities we serve.”
Hospital from Home launched in late April 2024 after a successful 2022 pilot at JFK University Medical Center. Hospital The program has cared for more than one-thousand patients from its sites at Hackensack University Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center and JFK University Medical Center. The network has plans to expand it to all hospitals across the health system.
Hackensack Meridian’s Hospital from Home program is enabled through a partnership with Medically Home, a DispatchHealth company, the national leader in hospital at home care.
“Hackensack Meridian Health continues to set a new standard for patient care in many ways, including through their commitment to hospital at home care,” Pippa Shulman, chief medical officer, DispatchHealth said. “Hospital care in the home creates an important new access point for patients while offering unique benefits for both patients and providers. Having visibility into care delivery in the home environment enhances clinical insight, supports stronger care coordination, and leads to better outcomes. We’re proud to support Hackensack Meridian Health as they grow this program and bring this model of care to more patients across their system.”
