![]() The Mayo Clinic was among the first hospitals in the country to experiment with sending acute patients home for remote care four years ago. Such a thing was unimaginable, just a few years ago. "They came to us and said, 'We have this hospital-at-home program' and I was like, 'What? I'd never even heard of it,'" Marcia Elder says.īy dinnertime that day, paramedics had set up a make-shift recovery room in their living space and they returned to convalesce at home. ![]() Since the pandemic, some hospitals have started offering to let patients with acute illness recuperate at-home, with 24-hour remote access to medical professionals and daily home visits.ĭavid and Marcia Elder packed their bags anticipating a month-long stay at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., when David went in for a bone-marrow transplant in late February, as part of his treatment for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer.Ī few hours after surgery, the couple were amazed when staff offered them the option of returning home that day. ![]()
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