Akron Children's Hospital's New Virtual Clinic Gives Children the Care They Need at Home

Young children with acute care needs don't necessarily have to be in a hospital to get them. Healthcare organizations are now using virtual care platforms and digital health tools to give these patients and their families the care they need at home.

Akron Children's Hospital has gone all-virtual with the Cardiac LIFT (Lifelong Interventions Focused on Thriving) Clinic, reportedly the first program in the country to offer completely virtual care for young single-ventricle patients from prenatal early diagnosis through early adulthood. The program enables families to transition from an NICU to the home and stay there.