Hospital in the home, Randwick and Westmead
About our service
Hospital in the Home (HITH) is a service for patients who need ongoing medical treatment but are well enough to be treated at home.
The home is a less disruptive environment than hospital for recovery and management of some conditions.
The HITH team is made up of male and female nurses and physiotherapists. They can visit your child at home, school or day unit, up to twice a day depending on their needs. Your child will continue to have access to all other services provided by the hospital.
Hospital in the Home provides services for patients at The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick. HITH is a Community Acute and Post Acute Care (CAPAC) service.
Conditions we support
Eczema management
We assist in managing severe eczema with wet dressings applications and changes.
We provide up to five days of education with the goal to educate parents and carers to manage acute flare-ups at home.
Cystic fibrosis, Non-CF bronchiectasis聽
We administer intravenous antibiotic therapy.
We provide nursing and physiotherapy services.
Oncology
We can support patients with:
- daily antifungal treatment (i.e. Ambisome and Micafungin) or BD Ganciclovir (SCH).
- antibiotic administration
- daily or twice daily intravenous antibiotic administration.
Respiratory and sleep
We can:
- initiate Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in the home for four days
- provide overnight Pulse Oximetry for Sleep Disorders.
Dressings and wound management
We provide support for complex dressings that require daily or second daily changes.
The goal is to help the family manage wound care at home.
Transition to home
We can:
- provide support for chronic and complex patients to aid early discharge and reduce the risk of readmission
- educate families to manage enteral nutrition (including nasogastric tube and gastrostomy care), tracheostomy management, and non-invasive support including CPAP and BiPAP (Bilevel positive airway pressure).
