Nemours Children’s Launches Pediatric Advanced Care at Home Program

Nemours Children’s Health has launched an Advanced Care at Home program at its Florida hospital, which it says is the nation’s first pediatric at-home care program designed by a freestanding children’s hospital.

The model combines technology and 24/7 clinical access with personalized care, allowing children to heal at home.

Nemours Children’s Health is one of the nation’s largest multistate pediatric health systems. It includes two free-standing children's hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices.

Nemours said Advanced Care at Home accelerates safe discharge for children while ensuring high-quality care through virtual support at home. Designed for children who are stable but require enhanced medical care, the program is especially valuable for those with complex conditions and other medical diagnoses.

“Advanced Care at Home is an extension of our Whole Child Health approach — care designed to support children where they live, learn, and grow,” said R. Lawrence Moss, M.D., president and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health, in a statement. “This is an entirely new model of care that brings children home, keeps families together, and lets the entire family be comfortable in their own space.”

Since the program’s inception in June, more than 120 patients have enrolled in Advanced Care at Home. The program has returned 177 hospital days to families, prevented 27 inpatient readmissions, and avoided 91 emergency department visits, Nemours said. 
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“We know patients and families benefit significantly from treatment options that enable safe, continuous care and recovery in the comfort of their own homes,” said Jane Mericle, executive vice president, chief nursing executive and patient operations officer of Nemours Children’s Health, in a statement. “Advanced Care at Home offers tremendous promise in revolutionizing pediatric healthcare.”

The program will expand to Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, by the end of 2025, with plans for a pediatric-focused mobile integrated health program in 2026.