Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2024, Hospitals’ New Push: Treating Patients in Their Homes
In a suburb just outside Boston, Herbert Irvine sat in his recliner on a July morning as he got a visit from paramedic Elizabeth Kinch. She wasn’t there responding to a 911 call, but instead to provide at-home care.
His prognosis after a fall was good: No fever, chills or some other troubling symptoms of worsening infection in his knee, the paramedic told nurse practitioner Michele Kelley, who was examining Irvine virtually via video.
