Philips has been selected as part of a consortium to support a large-scale hospital-at-home program in Region Stockholm. The initiative, led through a tender process by Karolinska University Hospital, aims to deliver hospital-level care to patients in their homes across the Swedish region.
The consortium, which also includes Swedish digital health company Cuviva and Nordic healthcare technology provider Vingmed, will support remote care for patients with complex or chronic conditions. According to Philips, the agreement could run for up to eight years and eventually support care delivery for as many as 15,000 patients annually across a population of more than two million residents.
The project represents Region Stockholm’s first coordinated hospital-at-home initiative at regional scale and reflects a broader international trend toward shifting parts of acute and chronic care from hospitals to patients’ homes.
Beyond hospital walls
Under the program, hospitals and primary care facilities within Region Stockholm will be able to continuously monitor patients remotely through digitally connected care pathways. The system is designed for patients who require ongoing supervision of clinical parameters such as ECG waveforms, oxygen saturation, blood pressure and pulse measurements.
Patient data will be transmitted securely and made available to healthcare professionals in near real time across both hospital and primary care settings. The program also includes digital communication tools such as video consultations, secure messaging and structured care pathways intended to support ongoing follow-up and early identification of clinical deterioration.
According to the consortium partners, the initiative is intended to help healthcare providers respond to increasing demand driven by an ageing population and persistent workforce shortages, while improving access to specialist care in both urban and more remote areas of the region.
Monitoring and digital infrastructure
Within the collaboration, Philips will contribute expertise in patient monitoring, interoperability and healthcare data integration. Cuviva is responsible for the digital infrastructure underpinning the program, including the platform used for remote monitoring, communication and integration with hospital IT systems.
Vingmed will oversee deployment and lifecycle management of home-based clinical devices, including ECG monitors, pulse oximeters and blood pressure equipment. The partners are also working with sensor and wearable technology suppliers to support continuous monitoring in the home environment. Together, the consortium aims to create an integrated model in which clinicians can maintain oversight of patients outside traditional hospital settings.
Hospital-at-home programs have expanded rapidly in recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, as healthcare systems seek alternatives to inpatient care that can reduce pressure on hospital capacity while maintaining clinical quality.
Scalable care models
According to Julia Strandberg, the initiative reflects a broader transformation in healthcare delivery in Sweden and across Europe. She describes the collaboration as part of a move toward scalable, digitally connected and patient-centered care models.
Healthcare systems across Europe are increasingly exploring hospital-at-home concepts as a way to improve efficiency and patient experience while reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions. However, large-scale implementation also raises questions around interoperability, reimbursement models, workforce training and long-term clinical outcomes.
For Region Stockholm, the program is positioned as both a care transformation initiative and a strategy to address long-term healthcare capacity challenges. By extending hospital-level oversight into patients’ homes, the region aims to support more continuous and proactive care while reducing strain on hospital infrastructure and clinical teams.
The Stockholm initiative may also serve as a reference model for other European regions considering large-scale deployment of connected hospital-at-home services.
