DispatchHealth for FirstLight Home Care clients
DispatchHealth is proud to team up with FirstLight Home Care to bring same-day medical care for urgent health conditions.
Call to request care:
Together, we bring the power of the hospital to the comfort of your home.
- Avoid unnecessary trips to the ER
- Save on your cost of care
- Receive medical attention in the space you are most comfortable
- Your FirstLight Home Care team will remain part of your continued recovery
- DispatchHealth medical teams include a physician assistant or nurse practitioner and a medical technician, plus an on-call ER physician
- Open 7 days a week, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. in most areas
DispatchHealth accepts most insurance including Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
A visit is typically the same out-of-pocket cost as an in-network urgent care co-pay. Stay home, stay safe, and let DispatchHealth come to you.
Hear from happy patients
How DispatchHealth works
1
Request a visit
Call to request a visit. A member of DispatchHealth’s team will talk through your symptoms and determine if it’s safe to treat you at home.
2
DispatchHealth comes to you
DispatchHealth’s medical team arrives within a few hours, ready to treat your illness or injury in the privacy and comfort of your home.
3
DispatchHealth handles the rest
DispatchHealth will call in your prescriptions, update your care team and handling billing with your insurance.
Welcome FirstLight Home Care Staff
If you are a FirstLight staff member and would like to access shareable material about DispatchHealth, or to request care via DispatchExpress, click the link below.
What DispatchHealth treats
- Anxiety
- Asthma Attacks
- Back, Neck & Joint Pain
- Bed Sores & Pressure Ulcers
- Boils & Abscesses
- Bronchitis
- Catheter Problems & Malfunctions
- Crohn’s Disease Exacerbations
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- COPD Exacerbations
- COVID-19
- Cuts & Lacerations that Require Stitches
- Dehydration
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness & Vertigo
- Edema (fluid buildup)
- Excessive Vomiting
- Eye Infections & Injuries
- Flu (Influenza)
- Food Poisoning
- Head Injuries
- Heart Palpitations
- High Fevers
- Inability to Urinate
- Infected Wounds & Ulcers
- Injuries Resulting from Falls
- Kidney Stones (with known history)
- Minor Fractures; Sprains, Strains & Bruises
- Nosebleeds
- Pneumonia
- Severe Constipation
- Severe Cough & Croup
- Severe Migraines
- Severe Skin Infections (Including Cellulitis)
- Shingles
- Shortness of Breath
- Sinus Infections
- Strep Throat
- Upper Respiratory Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Viral Infections
- Weakness or Fatigue
- And more
What DispatchHealth does not treat
If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, call 911
- Chest pain
- Confusion
- Hallucination
- Intentional overdose or suicidal thoughts
- Loss of consciousness
- Loss of vision
- Moderate to severe shortness of breath
- Rectal bleeding
- Severe abdominal pain
- Stroke symptoms: numbness or weakness on one side, difficulty speaking, swallowing or walking
- Vomiting blood
Locations
DispatchHealth is currently available in the following markets:
California
Orange County
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Denver
Connecticut
Hartford
Florida
Daytona Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers
Miami
Ocala
Orlando
Tampa
Georgia
Atlanta
Idaho
Boise
Illinois
Chicago
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kansas
Kansas City
Kentucky
Louisville
Massachusetts
Springfield
Montana
Billings
Nevada
New Jersey
Morristown
Ridgewood
North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham
Ohio
Cleveland
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oregon
Portland
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Virginia
Northern Virginia
Richmond