Baptist Health expanded its Hospital at Home program to Baptist Medical Center South, letting stable patients receive hospital-level care at home.

The program launched in February at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and allows clinically stable adults to transfer home while receiving 24/7 monitoring from doctors, nurses and paramedics, according to a Baptist Health news release. More than 300 patients have gone through the program since it started.

The announcement identifies Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and Baptist Medical Center South as participating facilities; it does not announce an expansion to Baptist Medical Center Beaches. Residents should ask Baptist Health about geographic eligibility and other program requirements. Admission to a participating hospital alone does not establish eligibility.

Janice Carrier, 89, was one of the first Baptist South patients to use the program. After spending eight days at Baptist South being treated for an infection, Carrier transferred home and continued receiving antibiotic treatment under close supervision from a clinical team. She was discharged a week later.

"Going home was a dream," Carrier said in the release. "I was still not myself from being on antibiotics, but to be at home with familiar surroundings just made me feel better."

Carrier had already been hospitalized twice in the five months before her transfer.

Patients in the program receive at least two daily in-person visits from a community paramedic, a daily virtual physician visit and round-the-clock virtual nursing. Baptist Health provides all equipment, including tablets and Wi-Fi if needed. The program also covers labs, EKGs, IV medications, imaging, pharmacy services and physical therapy.

Conditions treated include pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cellulitis and urinary tract infections, among others. A hospital or emergency medicine physician must determine a patient meets clinical criteria before a transfer.

Alison Bartfield, medical director of Baptist Physician Partners Senior Strategy and Baptist Hospital at Home, said in the release that research supports home recovery for eligible patients. She said the approach is linked to positive outcomes and fewer hospital readmissions.

Kyle Dorsey, president of Baptist Medical Center South, said the expansion gives patients the chance to heal at home with hospital-level support.

Baptist Health said it will continue to evaluate the program and consider expanding to additional facilities across Northeast Florida.