Saratoga Hospital Awarded $25,000 to Help Patients Transition from Hospital to Home

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Hospital has received a $25,000 grant from Mohawk Valley Medical Associates and MVP Healthcare to help high-risk older patients make the transition from hospital to home.

 The grant, for Saratoga Hospital’s Inpatient Transition Program, recognizes the program’s high patient satisfaction rate, success in reducing readmissions and Emergency Department visits, and adoption of telemedicine to provide timely follow-up care.

The program serves older patients who have complex, chronic conditions and could benefit from additional support. Inpatient transition providers meet with patients and their family members within days after discharge to assess patients, answer their questions, help them update and organize their medications, schedule appointments with specialists, and arrange for in-home support services.

“The extra attention to patients’ needs and wishes has a significant positive impact on their physical and emotional health and their quality of life,” said Dr. Richard Falivena, vice president and chief medical and physician integration officer at Saratoga Hospital. 

The $25,000 grant is the second awarded to the Inpatient Transition Program under MVMA’s Program Excellence & Innovation initiative, which recognizes programs that go above and beyond to address the needs of a specific population. Last year, the Inpatient Transition Program received $10,000 in seed money.

For more information visit  www.SaratogaHospital.org