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From Hospital to Home ecovery from illness or surgery can be a difficult and stressful time, particularly after leaving the hospital. UNC Health Care is helping alleviate some of that stress with Carolina Care at Home, which began in fall 2011. Carolina Care at Home is an initiative that serves to ease the worry and inconvenience of recovery by improving the transition of patient care and providing patients with the necessary supplies, services and support before they leave the hospital. “At the core of the program, we are improving the overall transition of a patient’s care and better engaging patients so they can successfully manage their care at home,” says Janet Hadar, vice president of Professional & Support Services. “This is accomplished by coordinating our efforts with a multidisciplinary approach for the patient’s care needs.” The program was first initiated with the transplant and cardiology departments to integrate the services and procedures into their transitions to home programs. Feedback from those patients has helped improve the services offered by the program, which, ultimately, will be implemented hospitalwide as other departments are added. Photo: brian strickland By Allie WAgner Carolina Care at Home and Convenience Center programs help ease transitions of recovery Upon arrival at the hospital, transplant and cardiology patients are offered the option of using the Carolina Care at Home program. For patients who choose this coormonday–friday: dinated care option, health care pro10 a.m.–7 p.m. viders help simplify their discharge by working with the necessary saturday: departments and clinics to prepare 10 a.m.–2 p.m. their discharge medications, home care appointments, and home medical equipment and supplies. As an extension of the program, UNC Health Care recently opened the Carolina Care at Home Convenience Center, which is on the ground floor between the N.C. Neurosciences Hospital and the N.C. Cancer Hospital. It serves as a centralized location to enable patients to purchase the medical equipment and home care supplies they will need at home. “The Carolina Care at Home Convenience Center, which opened in September 2011, provides an additional physical presence to provide merchandise related to personal care recommended by UNC professionals,” says Scott Savage, PharmD, MS, assistant director of the Department of Pharmacy. “The medical products available are continually updated based on the recommendations of our clinical teams and provide items that are required for our patients that may not be available at local retail stores.” Carolina Care at Home eases the transition from hospital to home by eliminating the frustration of shopping for supplies, coordinating home care services and managing home medical equipment installation. It is this convenience and accessibility coupled with the wide array of services and support that sets this program apart. convenience center Hours For More Information The grand opening of the convenience center on monday, oct. 17, 2011, provided patients, families and others with the opportunity to learn about this supportive and useful service through a tour of the center. If you would like to know more about Carolina Care at Home or the Convenience Center, visit www.unchealthcare.org and search for “Carolina Care at Home.” www.unchealthcare.org 7 http://www.unchealthcare.org http://www.unchealthcare.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Well - Spring 2012

Well - Spring 2012
UNC Health Care News
Community
Tar Heel Team Builder Bike Ride
From Hospital to Home
Actively Retired
Nutrition
Education and Exercise Help Prevent Falls
Calendar

Well - Spring 2012