Contessa Health

Meet Michael Nottidge, MD, MPH, MBA, Senior Vice President & National Medical Director for Contessa. As a practicing critical care and emergency physician, he has a passion for public health and safety and understands that optimal health outcomes start with patient-centered care. He frequently shares his wealth of knowledge on how these topics intersect with advanced care at home in our blog. Learn more here, and read his articles: https://hubs.li/Q038Rs440

At Contessa, we’re transforming post-hospital recovery with our Rehabilitation Care at Home program. Instead of transitioning to a rehab facility, patients can receive the same high-quality skilled nursing care in the comfort of their own homes, allowing for quicker, more comfortable recoveries. Check out this U.S. News & World Report article to learn how SNF-at-home programs, including Contessa's, are easing bed shortages and improving recovery care: https://hubs.ly/Q039tTJX0

There are more than 255,000 social workers in the United States, and many of them support the delivery of quality, compassionate healthcare. At Contessa, we're privileged to work with some of the very best in the industry to bring our models of care home to patients. This Social Work Month, we extend our thanks to them for their tireless service as they make a difference each day!

At Contessa, we're proud to have a group of outstanding caregivers supporting our models of advanced care at home. Each year, we get to celebrate a handful of these amazing Contessa team members who best represent our mission, vision and values with SPIRIT of Excellence Awards. Our 2024 Patient Support Services Professional of the Year goes to Taylor Spencer, a Care Partner supporting our Virtual Care Unit (VCU). This annual recognition via our parent company, Amedisys, highlights just how special Taylor is to all of us at Contessa. Read more about him here: https://hubs.li/Q038R0ym0

Based in South Carolina, our partner Prisma Health serves over 1.5 million patients annually in a 21-county area. By adopting the hospital-at-home model of care, they have been able to bring their mission to help people live their healthiest lives directly to the comfort of patients' homes. Read about the program here: https://hubs.li/Q037_jVk0

Our models of care are innovative and unique—and the providers who support them have exclusive insights! If you're curious what delivering this care looks like from a provider perspective, check out our provider spotlights, which highlight our partner health systems and the providers we work with, sharing their experiences on the cutting edge of advanced care in the home: https://hubs.li/Q037_cJZ0

At Contessa, we're proud to have a group of outstanding caregivers supporting our models of advanced care at home. Each year, we get to celebrate a handful of these amazing Contessa team members who best represent our mission, vision and values with SPIRIT of Excellence Awards. Our 2024 Manager or Director of the Year goes to Christina Atwood-Lee, RN, a Clinical Manager supporting our Virtual Care Unit (VCU). This annual recognition via our parent company, Amedisys, highlights just how special Christina is to all of us at Contessa. Read more about her here: https://hubs.li/Q037_bll0

There are still many common misunderstandings surrounding the differences between hospice and palliative care. Many healthcare professionals mistakenly confuse the two services; however, palliative care is not hospice care and can even be provided alongside curative treatment. Check out this handy fact sheet from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization to explore the differences: https://hubs.li/Q0372dM-0

At Contessa, we're proud to have a group of outstanding caregivers supporting our models of advanced care at home. Each year, we get to celebrate a handful of these amazing Contessa team members who best represent our mission, vision and values with SPIRIT of Excellence Awards. Our 2024 Clinical Support Professional of the Year goes to Maritza Ross, a Community Health Worker supporting our Palliative Care at Home program with partner Mount Sinai Health in New York. This annual recognition via our parent company, Amedisys, highlights just how special Maritza is to all of us at Contessa. Read more about her here: https://hubs.li/Q037dzDr0

The exciting opportunities for advanced care in the home are only growing in 2025, and our Acting President and Chief Medical Officer, Robert Moskowitz, MD MBA, shared some insights on long-term strategies in his latest blog—including why, after almost a decade in this space, Contessa continues to successfully innovate Comprehensive Care in the Home: https://hubs.li/Q0371YGQ0