Hospital in the Home

The Hospital in the Home (HITH) program provides eligible patients with hospital care closer to home. Instead of remaining in hospital, patients can receive treatment and ongoing support in a Community Health Centre clinic or at home when it is safe and appropriate to do so.

Community nurses could provide the following through HITH:

• Provide medications and treatment
• Support you and your carers to manage care safety at home

If the hospital or your doctor thinks the HITH program can work for you, they can make a referral.

Who can join:

To join the HITH program, you must:

• Live in South Western Sydney (refer to map)
• Have your doctor or the hospital say you are well enough to be treated at home or in a clinic
• Have a safe home with enough space for treatment
• Have a phone 
• Have support from a carer or family support when needed 

What happens next:

• A nurse from Primary and Community Health will call you to discuss your care needs and arrange an appropriate clinic or home visit.
• Community Health Nurses work from 7:30am – 8:00pm
• A nurse can teach you, your carer or your family, how to take your medication

The number of home or clinic visits you get will depend on what treatment you need. 

The nurse will let you know if there are any changes to your appointments. If you are not able to make an appointment, please contact Triple I on 1800 455 511.

Where you can access HITH nursing services in south west Sydney:

• Oran Park Integrated Primary Care Centre
• Ingleburn Community Health Centre
• Wollondilly Community Health Centre
• Camden Hospital
• Bankstown Community Health Centre
• Fairfield Community Health Centre
• Hoxton Park Community Health Centre
• Bowral Community Health Centre

How to get in contact:

Clinicians can contact the Triple I Hub to make a referral. Triple I operates from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days a week, and facilitates the appropriate referral and medical governance arrangements.

You can contact Triple I Hub should you have any concerns about your care or your patient’s care during admission.

The Triple I Hub number can be used for patient escalations 24 hours a day, where you can talk to a nurse about any concerns. The nurse has a medical officer that they can speak with if required.

 

Fax: (02) 4621 8799 Phone: 1800-455-511 eMR Referral Forms emailed to: SWSLHD-TripleI@health.nsw.gov.au