PRESS RELEASE - Rotterdam, The Netherlands - January 2026 - Leading academic hospitals, industry innovators, patient organisations, and technology partners across Europe came together to officially launch Hospital@Home (H@H), a major new initiative designed to deliver hospital-level care directly in patients’ homes.
The consortium met for its formal kick-off event on 8–9 January in Rotterdam, marking the start of a five-year program that aims to redefine how healthcare systems deliver safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.
Hospital@Home addresses a growing need across Europe: rising hospital demand, increasing pressure on healthcare staff, and the need for more resilient, sustainable care models. By combining wearable monitoring, AI-driven predictive analytics, remote clinical supervision, and patient-reported outcomes, H@H will enable patients with chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, minor stroke/TIA, migraine, and cluster headache, to receive high-quality treatment in the comfort of their homes.
From a clinical perspective, Hospital@Home represents a shift towards appropriate, value-based care supported by digital technologies. It empowers healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality care while reducing unnecessary hospital burden and improving patient experience.
The H@H consortium includes five leading university hospitals, MedTech and pharmaceutical partners, SMEs specializing in digital health and AI, patient advocacy groups, health economists, and implementation experts. Together, they bring the multidisciplinary expertise needed to deploy, evaluate, and scale Hospital@Home pathways across Europe.
The project builds on existing regional and European initiatives, including world-class digital infrastructures, using wearable devices, mobile monitoring systems, secure patient communication tools, and interoperable data platforms.
The initiative is directly aligned with the EU’s ambitions to strengthen integrated, people-centred healthcare and boost innovation in digital and decentralized care.
During the two-day meeting in Rotterdam, partners aligned on:
The Kick-off event also marked the start of the design of the H@H Knowledge Hub, a platform to support ongoing collaboration, the exchange of best practices, and the sharing of evidence among European healthcare stakeholders.
By shifting appropriate hospital care into the home, H@H aims to:
Hospital@Home is more than a project - it sparks a new digital era to provide even better care while at the same time improving efficiency for both patients and hospitals.
Hospital@Home is a European initiative funded under Horizon Europe’s IHI Call 9, uniting academic hospitals, technology developers, MedTech and pharmaceutical partners, and patient organisations. Its mission is to develop, implement, and validate digital and clinical innovations that enable hospital-level care at home, improving outcomes for patients while strengthening the sustainability of healthcare systems across Europe.
Academic Hospitals
Technology, MedTech, and Pharmaceutical Partners
Research and Academic Partners
Patient Organizations
Funded by the European Union, the private members, and those contributing partners of the IHI JU. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the aforementioned parties. Neither of the aforementioned parties can be held responsible for them.
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