[Continuity of hospital care at home]

Born in 1945 in the United States, the activity of home hospitalization (HH) did not stop developing in France after the 1950s. However, it was not recognized by the regulatory authorities and supervisory bodies until 1970. HH allows patients suffering from serious acute or chronic pathologies to continue to benefit seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, at home, from technical and complex, frequent and coordinated care, inaccessible to city care. It is a central health policy issue in patient care.