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At CBHS we help you manage your health challenges. We believe in offering you the services, support and tools you need to live your best life.
Our Better Living Programs are available to support eligible members towards a healthier lifestyle. Each Better Living Program is subject to its own eligibility criteria.
Contact us for more information and to confirm your eligibility for a program.

Hospital Substitute Treatment (HST)

Professional care from the comfort of your own home.

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Recover at home

With CBHS Corporate Health, we offer specialised programs to speed up your discharge from hospital and help you on the road to recovery from the comfort of your own home and from your own bed. 

Our Hospital in the Home, Rehabilitation and Wound Management Services, offer you: 

  • Reduced length of stay in hospital 
  • Personal Care, Home Support and/or meals, depending on your needs 
  • No additional out of pocket expenses 
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How does it work?

If you have a hospital admission or you are already in hospital and think the Hospital Substitute Treatment (HST) program may be suitable for you and your recovery, call us on 1300 174 534 or email wellness@cbhscorp.com.au to check if you qualify. The CBHS Corporate Health and Wellness Team will then organise the right health professionals to visit you at your convenience.


Our Services 

Hospital in the Home 

Get hospital grade care in the comfort of your own home. You may qualify for Hospital in the Home if you: 

  • Have wounds that need frequent dressings 
  • Require intravenous antibiotic therapy, but are otherwise well enough to be at home
  • Need palliative care
  • Assistance with mental health conditions 

Rehabilitation in the Home 

Recover in the place you feel most comfortable. You may qualify for Rehabilitation in the home post an acute hospital admission if you are having: 

  • Joint replacement surgery 
  • Neurological, respiratory, or cardiac conditions
  • Spinal conditions
  • Mobility problems 

Wound Management 

Wound Management services are for those who have injuries that require frequent or complex dressings. You may qualify for Wound Management if you are receiving: 

  • Negative pressure wound therapy (VAC therapy) 
  • Complex ulcer care
  • Care following surgical debridement of a wound
  • Wounds that require packing
  • Drain management 

Our professionals  

We send health care professionals to your home to give you the care, services and support you need to recover. 

Registered and Specialist Nurses 

Fully trained and qualified nurses who can assist you with: 

  • Wound care 
  • Assessing and monitoring your health
  • Mobility
  • Pharmaceutical management
  • Mental health support
  • Palliative care 

Physiotherapists 

Physical body specialists who can help you get moving. They provide: 

  • Personalised conditioning and exercise programs for strength, balance and mobility 
  • Help you recover from surgery
  • Managing or preventing fatigue, pain, muscle and joint stiffness and deconditioning
  • Advice on how to move around the home without exacerbating your condition 

Occupational Therapists 

Professionals that can assess and reduce risks around your home and help you return to daily life. They can: 

  • Enable you to regain and enhance your daily life after specific events such as joint replacement or stroke 
  • Find potential risk hazards in your home
  • Prescribe and support you in the use of specialised equipment to assist with activities of daily living 
  • Organise and deliver safety aids 

Personal Care or Home Support 

These services can be provided where required as part of an In-Home Hospital Care or Rehabilitation Program. These helpers ensure you’re able to complete your day to day responsibilities. They can assist with: 

  • Personal care such as showering, dressing and grooming 
  • Home support such as light housekeeping to assist you to concentrate on your recovery
  • Meals for you, if required 

How do I qualify?

You need to hold an appropriate level of CBHS Corporate Hospital cover or packaged product. For more information on the programs available to you, please contact our Wellness Team on 1300 174 534 or email: wellness@cbhscorp.com.au.

Feedback

CBHS Corporate Health appreciates any feedback regarding any of the programs described. If you have comments or feedback, please email them directly to: wellness@cbhscorp.com.au.

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