DispatchHealth is acquiring fellow hospital-at-home provider Medically Home to give more patients access to their preferred hospital bed: the one they already have at home.
DispatchHealth delivers full-service high-acuity care to patients across the country by sending clinicians directly to the patient’s own bedside.
- The company’s tech platform supports diagnostics and treatment, as well as care coordination with health systems and payors.
- Since being founded in 2013, Dispatch has treated over 1.2M people in 20 states, reportedly resulting in 58% ED avoidance and a 98% patient satisfaction rating.
Medically Home has a similar value proposition, with technology, logistics, and support services that “are unmatched in making hospital-level care possible outside of a hospital’s four walls.”
- It also boasts an impressive list of health system investors like Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, and Kaiser Permanente.
- The financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed, but Medically Home appears set to be folded into DispatchHealth when the acquisition closes mid-year 2025.
The combined company – AKA DispatchHealth – will provide in-home care across 50 major metropolitan areas through partnerships with nearly 40 health systems.
- The move brings both companies’ tech and clinical expertise under one roof, which is expected to open up over 62k bed days and reduce total cost of care by up to 30% over a 30-day period (unclear how much of that is offloading work to family members).
- The merger also reflects a growing trend toward consolidation in this space, where scale is crucial for reaching sustainable growth, even if it means joining forces to get there.
The clock is ticking. The acquisition arrives as the future of the federal hospital-at-home program hangs in limbo. Congress extended the program just a jew weeks ago, but only for another six months.
The Takeaway
The U.S. population isn’t getting any younger, and aging patients have been vocal about preferring care from the comfort of their own homes. In that context, DispatchHealth’s acquisition of Medically Home makes a lot of sense, and a successful merger could support the case for a long-term extension when the current hospital-at-home waiver expires in September.
