The US appetite for Hospital in the Home is predicted to double in size by 2026 if the Government continues to support the model.

Research suggests that 30 to 40% of all hospital care provided in the US could be shifted to the home – but providers are hanging on a New Year deadline to find out if their funding will continue.

Hospital in the Home in the US was pioneered back in the 1980s by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Pilots showed that HITH delivered cost savings of around 30% compared