Hospital in the Home (HITH) at the Sr Francesca Healy Cottage You are here:HomeHealth ProfessionalsGP LiaisonCommunity and Home ServicesHospital in the Home (HITH) at the Sr Francesca Healy Cottage Service overview The Cottage is a 5-bed, on-site facility at the Fitzroy campus, specialising in caring for homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness. This is a shared-care model between HITH and Assessment, Liaison & Early Referral Team (ALERT)/Health Independence Program (HIP) Complex Care allowing for acute care to be delivered in conjunction with case coordinators, specialised in homelessness and people facing addiction and social vulnerability. Team members Nursing Personal care workers Care coordinators/discharge support Medical Pharmacist Lived experience worker - homelessness Administration Allied Health can be accessed as required Service delivery 7 days per week Nursing support 0800-1630 Personal care worker support 24/7 Out of hours support via HITH on-call nurse and consultant Eligibility criteria Patients experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness Haemodynamically stable Able to attend to personal ADLs Consenting to Cottage admission and compliance with the Cottage rules Must be independently mobile (steep ramp and stair access only) Not at risk of acute withdrawal Referral process Internal SVHM referrals are made and managed via the Electronic Patient Journey Board External referrals can be made via fax 9231 3848 or email HITHTeam.SVHM@svha.org.au Contact details Reception/administration 92313817 NUM 0458857446 Cottage office phone 92312413, fax 92312423 GPs, please note, as this is an admitted service, HITH will provide all medical care to the patient at home. If patients choose to consult with you whilst under the care of this program, they are not eligible for Medicare rebates for services you provide as they are still considered inpatients of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.