CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Children in the Charlotte area now have access to full-service, hospital-level care in the comfort of their own homes, thanks to a first-in-the-nation program from Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, which is part of Advocate Health.
Building on the organization’s growing hospital at home program for adult patients, the largest such program in the country serving approximately 90 patients a day, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital at Home is designed to provide team-based, multidisciplinary care for children who would otherwise require hospitalization. This innovative service allows patients to receive high-quality medical care without the need for a traditional hospital stay, reducing the burden on families and freeing up hospital beds for critically ill pediatric patients.
“Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital at Home represents a significant advancement in pediatric care,” said Dr. Stacy Nicholson, president of Atrium Health Children’s Services. “By bringing hospital-level care into the homes of our patients, we are improving their comfort and convenience while also ensuring they receive the highest quality medical attention.”
The launch of Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital at Home makes Advocate Health the only health system in the nation to provide home-based hospital-level care to both pediatric and adult patients.
Staffed by board-certified pediatric hospitalists, pediatric trained nurses, child life specialists and highly trained paramedicine technicians, the comprehensive care team ensures patients receive the same level of pediatric-friendly care as they would in a hospital setting — at home. Levine Children’s Hospital at Home offers a range of hospital-level medical services, including IV medications and fluids, breathing treatments, wound care and post-surgical care.
Many children who meet the criteria for hospitalization but are stable enough to be monitored at home are eligible for the program, which is available to those presenting to the emergency department at Levine Children's Hospital. The program also aims to transition in-person hospitalized patients to in-home care as their conditions improve but still need to be monitored before being discharged. Once transferred home from the hospital, each patient is equipped with a home monitoring kit and receives 24/7 monitoring, daily virtual visit with physicians and in-person visits by community paramedics.
In addition to an improved patient experience, Levine Children’s Hospital at Home helps reduce the likelihood of hospital readmissions for patients.
“We’re constantly looking for unique ways to meet the needs of our communities. With this program, we can offer safe, family-centered, convenient care in the places our patients feel most comfortable — their homes,” said Callie Dobbins, senior vice president of Atrium Health Levine Children’s. “It also gives parents and caregivers the ability to be home where they too are more comfortable and can simultaneously attend to other responsibilities they may have, such as caring for other children.”
To learn more about Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital at Home, visit LevineChildrens.org/HospitalAtHome.
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Advocate Health Brings Hospital Care to the Home for Charlotte-area Children
First U.S. health system to provide hospital-level medical services at home for both pediatric and adult patients
