These figures were released to Lusa by the hospital, which is managed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) by the Ribera Group. The unit launched home hospitalisation in 2024 with five beds, currently operates 35, and aims to reach 45 by the end of this year.

“The 3,880 days of hospital inpatient care avoided in 2026 represent potential savings of over one million euros. Each avoided day frees up resources for those with more acute needs,” noted the healthcare facility, which opened in 2010.

By June of this year, the UHD had already managed over 500 hospital discharges involving continuous clinical supervision, a practice that “contributes to faster recovery and higher patient satisfaction,” Hospital de Cascais added. The hospital highlighted that this home hospitalisation model increases available inpatient capacity, reduces costs associated with hospital stays, and maintains the quality of care.

According to the data provided, the UHD recorded a 16% increase in discharges during the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2025. Furthermore, over 80% of admissions come directly from the emergency department, allowing for better management of the hospital's inpatient capacity.

“The expansion and positive clinical outcomes of home hospitalisation demonstrate that it is possible to treat patients with the same clinical quality but in a more favourable environment, utilising technology for patient monitoring and data analysis, while also ensuring greater system efficiency,” stated José Bento, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Cascais Hospital.

The average length of stay for home hospitalisation is shorter than for conventional inpatient care, offering greater comfort and equivalent clinical quality; the hospital further noted that, from a clinical perspective, the ability to monitor acutely ill patients in their home environment, with an immediate response in the event of complications, represents a “significant advancement.”

Home hospitalisation is a relatively recent inpatient care model that provides treatment to patients who require hospitalisation but can receive it at home.

Reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infections among patients is one of the model's key benefits.

This inpatient model is also widely implemented across the National Health Service (SNS); in 2024, it had an installed capacity of 366 beds, having assessed 28,103 patients and admitted 11,500 for care in their own homes.

With an average length of stay of 9.3 days, official SNS data estimate that this model helped avoid 107,041 conventional hospital admissions in the public health system.