Innovative Care Solutions: Supporting Care Through Every Journey
Innovative Care Solutions (ICS), a service of Ohio’s Hospice, plays a vital role in helping extend care beyond traditional boundaries. These specialized transport teams ensure that distance, mobility, or medical complexity never prevent patients from receiving the compassionate care they deserve when and where it matters most.
We’ve created a model for patient-centered medical transport that prioritizes comfort and continuity of care. When your loved one has been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness or injury, reliable and far-reaching transportation services can make a big difference in their quality of life and Speed to CareTM. Our mobile care units successfully meet patients’ need for timely, safe and professional transport. In addition, these units have enabled patients to benefit for special moments such as attending ballgames, visiting parks, fishing and family events that they would not otherwise have been able to attend.
ICS also ensures timely access to necessary medical equipment. Our structure streamlines the delivery of durable medical equipment (DME) to patients and facilitates and handles prompt adjustments or replacements as needs change. This service contributes to the overall comfort and care of the patients we have the privilege to serve.
Mobile Care Units
“Our Mobile Care Units are an essential extension of our hospice care teams,” said an Ohio’s Hospice spokesperson. “They make it possible for patients to access superior care and superior services when it matters most, whether that’s reaching specialized care facilities or being present for life’s meaningful moments.”
What distinguishes our Mobile Care Units is their integration with hospice care philosophy. Staffed by paramedics and EMTs with specialized hospice training, these teams understand that comfort, dignity, and quality of life must be maintained throughout every journey.
Every day, our Mobile Care Unit teams make a difference by:
- Facilitating access to specialized symptom management at our Hospice Houses.
- Enabling seamless transitions between care settings.
- Supporting families during critical moments.
- Ensuring comfort measures continue during transport.
- Making it possible for patients to participate in celebrations and gatherings.
Operating 365 days a year, our Mobile Care Units have become a cornerstone of comprehensive hospice services. The recent expansion to northern and central Ohio means more families can access this vital service, ensuring that geography doesn’t limit care options.
“Every transport is an opportunity to extend the same compassionate care our patients receive at home,” explained the spokesperson. “Our teams are trained to see beyond the medical aspects to honor each person’s unique needs and wishes.”
The impact extends far beyond the physical journey. Whether it’s facilitating a memorable family cruise, helping a patient attend one last football game, ensuring a father could witness his daughter’s wedding, or helping a patient fulfill their wish of riding a horse again, our Mobile Care teams consistently demonstrate how transport can be transformed into opportunities for connection, joy, and making meaningful moments possible.
Durable Medical Equipment
We ensure timely access to necessary medical equipment. From hospital beds and oxygen equipment to shower chairs and patient lifts, we streamline the delivery of durable medical equipment (DME) to patients, facilitate prompt adjustments or replacements based on evolving needs, and contribute to the comfort and care of the patients we have the privilege to serve.
When Hurricane Helene hit the Southeast region of the United States, the powerful remnants of the storm made its way to the Miami Valley area, impacting our patients and families. Without hesitation, our durable medical equipment team leapt into action and made sure those in need of oxygen had it.
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About Innovative Care Solutions
Innovative Care Solutions, a service of Ohio’s Hospice, focuses on developing and implementing creative solutions that enhance patient care and support the organization’s not-for-profit mission. The Mobile Care Unit program exemplifies this commitment to innovation in service delivery. To learn more about Innovative Care Solutions and how our Mobile Care Units support patients and families across Ohio, call 888.449.4121 or visit: https://innovativecaresolutions.com
