Media Release: My Home Hospital service continues

Amplar Health is part of the Medibank group. This media release was originally posted on the Medibank website. This is an excerpt only and the full release can be viewed here.

The South Australian Government has expanded out of hospital care in South Australia for another three years.

My Home Hospital is treating more and more patients in the comfort of their own homes, with admissions increasing 38% since 2022.

This service is delivering real results for patients, providing acute hospital level support at any time of the day or night, 365 days a year, to patients who would otherwise need to stay in a hospital.

My Home Hospital has treated around 25,000 South Australians in their homes since the start of the program, including:

• Nearly 3,500 patients directly referred by their GP, aged care facility or other community referrer – freeing up space and clinical time for both our hospitals and ambulance services.
• Nearly 4,500 aged care residents – allowing them to stay in familiar settings with known carers and loved ones close by.
• More than 800 surgical patients following their procedures – letting them receive acute recovery care in the comfort of their own home, with many able to avoid an overnight stay in hospital altogether.
• Around 3,500 patients living outside of metropolitan Adelaide – including the Adelaide Hills and Southern Fleurieu.

Over last year’s challenging winter season, My Home Hospital treated around 2,000 patients, doing its part as a service to share the healthcare workload with hard working frontline hospital workers.

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