Hospitalization at home will be made available at five more hospitals
(Quebec) Quebec will roll out home hospitalization services in five more hospitals in the coming months, continuing to implement this measure, which aims to allow patients to continue their treatment at home while remaining under the supervision of a medical team.
The Minister for Health, Sonia Bélanger, announced Tuesday that the Pierre-Boucher Hospital in Longueuil, the Hôtel-Dieu in Lévis, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), the Anna-Laberge Hospital in Châteauguay and the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal will offer home hospitalization in the coming months.
They will be in addition to the eight establishments in the greater Montreal and Quebec City area that were first announced last year. Four of them already offer the service, while the other four will do so by the end of the year.
Home hospitalization is voluntary. It is offered only to patients whose condition allows, in the opinion of the medical teams, and who have the necessary support at home.
Thanks to connected devices, medical staff are able to monitor the patient's progress remotely. Typically, the patient is given an iPad and the tablet is wirelessly connected to sensors that measure blood pressure, heartbeat, blood sugar or other indicators.
At the same time, the length of stay in hospital is reduced, which avoids greater deconditioning. This negative consequence particularly affects hospitalized seniors.
Four hospitalization projects are already underway at the Lakeshore Hospital, the Jewish Hospital in Montreal, the Cité-de-la-Santé in Laval and the Charles-Le Moyne Hospital in Longueuil.
The service will be offered this summer at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal and the Sainte-Agathe Hospital, and this fall at the Enfant-Jésus Hospital in Quebec City and the Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital in Terrebonne.
During the 2022 election campaign, the Coalition Avenir Québec committed to rolling out home hospitalization across Quebec by 2026.
The Minister for Health, Sonia Bélanger, announced Tuesday that the Pierre-Boucher Hospital in Longueuil, the Hôtel-Dieu in Lévis, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), the Anna-Laberge Hospital in Châteauguay and the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal will offer home hospitalization in the coming months.
They will be in addition to the eight establishments in the greater Montreal and Quebec City area that were first announced last year. Four of them already offer the service, while the other four will do so by the end of the year.
Home hospitalization is voluntary. It is offered only to patients whose condition allows, in the opinion of the medical teams, and who have the necessary support at home.
Thanks to connected devices, medical staff are able to monitor the patient's progress remotely. Typically, the patient is given an iPad and the tablet is wirelessly connected to sensors that measure blood pressure, heartbeat, blood sugar or other indicators.
At the same time, the length of stay in hospital is reduced, which avoids greater deconditioning. This negative consequence particularly affects hospitalized seniors.
Four hospitalization projects are already underway at the Lakeshore Hospital, the Jewish Hospital in Montreal, the Cité-de-la-Santé in Laval and the Charles-Le Moyne Hospital in Longueuil.
The service will be offered this summer at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal and the Sainte-Agathe Hospital, and this fall at the Enfant-Jésus Hospital in Quebec City and the Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital in Terrebonne.
During the 2022 election campaign, the Coalition Avenir Québec committed to rolling out home hospitalization across Quebec by 2026.
