NEW YORK: There’s a little $10 million health care experiment going on in New York that could mean fewer of us will end up in the hospital.
In the past year and a half, Mt. Sinai Hospital has started treating a number of patients at home, and early signs suggest this improves care, lowers spending and leaves patients more content. The stakes are high.
If this project goes well, hospital at home could soon be popping up around the country.
Mt. Sinai has been working with about 200 patients — often fragile people, like 82-year-old Alicia Perez, who suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes, hypertension and vision problems.