Can your home be turned into an ICU? Who it helps and who should avoid it

Home ICU can offer comfort and lower infection risk, but doctors say they are suitable only for carefully selected patients ...
Medscape

Transitioning the Ventilator-Dependent Patient From the Hospital to Home

Once all of the pre-discharge criteria are met, the process of training the patient and caregivers on the home care equipment and techniques related to treating the patient on the ventilator can begin ...
CMAJ

A virtual care innovation for home mechanical ventilation

The Long-Term In-Home Ventilator Engagement (LIVE) program in Ontario offers a multicomponent e-health intervention that enables secure, virtual home visits, customizable care plans and clinical ...
WLWT

Family struggles to get ventilator for in-home care, says state stockpiling for COVID-19

Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs machine, can't get one for a year Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs machine, can't get one for a year Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs ...
Penn Live

Care for people who can’t breathe on their own is threatened, central Pa. lawmaker says

It can result from many common things: car accidents, strokes, falls, pneumonia, among others. Some victims of those things lose their ability to breathe. In that case, they become dependent on a ...
Your Story

How COVID-19 triggered a boom in the homecare ventilator market

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India led to a medical infrastructure crisis and exposed the shortcomings in the country's healthcare system. One of the most obvious challenges was the ...