Cleveland Clinic is expanding today its successful Hospital Care At HomeSM program to Weston and Broward County.
- Cleveland Clinic is expanding today its successful Hospital Care At HomeSM program to Weston and Broward County.
- Patients are constantly connected through technological means.
- Positive ratings patients give about their experience surpass those of traditional hospitals.
- Dr. Rothman has held leadership positions in Cleveland Clinic’s hospital operations in Florida and currently serves as vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, where the CIViC is located.
- About Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital
The program was launched in April 2023 at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach and first expanded to Cleveland Clinic Martin Health and now to Weston Hospital.
Hospital Care At Home allows patients to receive intensive care equivalent to a traditional hospital—from the comfort of their own homes. During its first 18 months, Hospital Care At Home has reduced hospital readmissions and helped more than 1,800 patients successfully recover at home.
Patients are constantly connected through technological means.
Cleveland Clinic physicians and nurses efficiently monitor patients and are always available at the push of a button. Support staff deliver and install tablets and other technological devices in the patient’s home as soon as they return, immediately linking them with the medical team that will care for them.
Patients with congestive heart failure, pneumonia, kidney infections, and other health conditions can receive care at home and be with their families while obtaining the same level of medical attention they would in a traditional hospital.
“When I speak virtually with Hospital Care At Home patients, I see them in their own home, in their own sense of peace,” said Dr. Irene Rahman-Garcia. “That’s where their family is—where their dog, their cat, and their loved ones are.
It’s very important that we recognize how meaningful it is for people to be in their familiar environment to continue improving.”
Most Hospital Care At Home admissions are transferred directly from the emergency department, bypassing traditional hospital wards.
Positive ratings patients give about their experience surpass those of traditional hospitals.
“Patients report high satisfaction with in-home technology and its ease of use, improving communication with their physicians. They also give a higher overall rating to the hospital care received in their own homes,” said Dr. Rick Rothman.
As one of the founders of Cleveland Clinic’s Hospital Care At Home program, Dr. Rothman notes increased interest in working at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital Care At Home Clinically Integrated Virtual Command (CIViC) Center, as more nursing applicants consider the opportunity to provide intensive “hospital” care without the physical demands of a traditional hospital.
Dr. Rothman has held leadership positions in Cleveland Clinic’s hospital operations in Florida and currently serves as vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, where the CIViC is located.
“We are excited to offer our patients the same level of hospital care for which Cleveland Clinic is known, in the comfort of their own homes,” said Dr. Scott Ross, vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. “The Hospital Care At Home program is providing the community with a new model of healthcare that will revolutionize how we view hospitals.”
About Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, part of Cleveland Clinic’s operations in Florida, is a 258-bed, nonprofit, multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
With locations in Weston, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Parkland, West Palm Beach, Wellington, and Palm Beach Gardens, Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital has more than 365 physicians with expertise in 55 specialties.
The medical campus is fully integrated and includes diagnostic centers, outpatient surgery, and a 24-hour emergency department located in the modern hospital. Cleveland Clinic’s operations in Florida are an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based on the principles of cooperation, compassion, and innovation.
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