MedStar Health & DispatchHealth Launch Partnership In D.C. For Acute Care At Home 

Health system operator MedStar Health is partnering with;DispatchHealth, which provides in-home care, to offer acute care services to certain consumers after discharge from a MedStar Health emergency department or hospital in Washington, D.C. The service is expected to start within 72 hours of the visit. ;

MedStar Health said the collaboration is exclusive to its facilities in Washington, D.C., and aims to enable safe and smooth care transitions, with a special focus on those at risk of readmission. MedStar said its providers will aim to connect individuals at inpatient units or emergency departments at MedStar . . .