Current Health taps Cardinal Health to scale hospital-at-home

BOSTON and DUBLIN, Ohio – Current Health has tapped Cardinal Health’s Velocare for last-mile fulfillment, installation and retrieval of in-home clinical monitoring kits, streamlining patient onboarding for hospital-at-home programs, while reducing strains on clinical teams.

As part of this effort, Current Health and Velocare will integrate their platforms to streamline patient setup and reduce duplicate data entry. Care teams will gain real-time visibility into supplies and equipment delivery within existing workflows while Current Health’s 24/7 nursing team delivers continuous monitoring, outreach and timely care escalation.

“Acute care at home programs only scale when the clinical and operational pieces work together seamlessly,” said Christopher McGhee, CEO of Current Health. “As the leading clinical platform for advanced therapies and hospital-level care at home, we see the last mile as one of the biggest constraints on growth. Working with Velocare gives health systems a simpler patient onboarding workflow, supporting more enrollments and higher patient census capacity.”

Since its launch in 2022, Velocare has supported dozens of health systems and hospitals across major U.S. metropolitan areas, completing tens of thousands of home deliveries from coast-to-coast.

The two companies say this collaboration provides a clear solution for health systems looking to scale their programs while removing these burdens through a one-stop-shop approach.

“Since Velocare’s inception, we’ve been proud to play a leading role in helping health systems address workforce shortages, capacity constraints, rising costs and patient preference for in‑home recovery through our last-mile supply chain solution,” said Alex Hoopes, who leads Cardinal Health Velocare as general manager. “Working with platforms like Current Health helps health systems launch and scale acute care-at-home programs more efficiently. Companies advancing these models have an opportunity to work together in ways that simplify the work for health system teams, and our investments are designed to help them move through the early hurdles and grow these programs with confidence.”

Last year, Current Health became an independent business again under McGhee’s leadership, following its acquisition by Best Buy in 2021.

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