Some hospital-at-home alternative are entirely virtual, while others don't require patients to visit a hospital first.

Hundreds more hospital beds could be needed due to an ageing population ... but hopefully that independence in the home is where we can all work together." ...

Across Chicago and downstate, thousands of high-cost hospital beds routinely lie empty. Below, explore Crain's first-of-its-kind analysis of every hospital in the state. To find out what caused ...