Hospital-Level Care at Home for Adults Living in Rural Settings: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Home hospital provides hospital-level care at home for patients with acute illness who would traditionally be cared for in a brick-and-mortar (BAM) hospital. While most home hospital programs have been implemented in urban areas, its feasibility in rural areas, where access to care is a major challenge, is unknown.

Objective

To compare home hospital care with BAM hospital care for patients residing in rural areas.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial took place from 2022 to 2023 with a 30-day follow-up in 3 rural areas in the US and Canada. Participants were adults recruited in the emergency department who required hospital-level care for select acute conditions (infections, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or

SUBMITTER: Levine DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670196 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature