March 26, 2026- Cleveland Clinic is bringing Hospital Care At HomeSM to Northeast Ohio, beginning on Cleveland’s west side. The program allows patients with certain conditions to choose to receive care in their own homes that is comparable to what is provided in an inpatient hospital setting.
Patients must live within a 25-mile radius of Cleveland Clinic Fairview or Avon hospitals and qualify to be hospitalized at home, based on a medical evaluation in either the emergency department or within one of the hospital’s inpatient units. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sepsis, cellulitis, pneumonia, asthma and select post-operative colorectal procedures are among the conditions that providers with Hospital Care At Home can treat.
Cleveland Clinic implemented Hospital Care At Home at its Florida locations in 2023. The program has reduced hospital readmissions and helped more than 4,000 patients heal and recover at home.
Patients are set up at home with a tablet for virtual video visits; a direct-connect phone number to the care team; a personal emergency response bracelet;devices to measure vital signs; and a backup power supply so they can be monitored and connected with the Clinically Integrated Virtual Command Center (CIViC). The CIViC was developed for Hospital Care At Home in Florida and is being expanded to support the program in Ohio. The virtual team is comprised of physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, coordinators and nurses who are responsible for directing patient care around the clock. In the event of an emergency, patients can connect with the CIViC team to have an ambulance or care team dispatched.