For hospitals & discharge planners
Send patients home with a care circle already set up.
Hospital discharge planners and social workers use Rally Around You to send patients home with a pre-built care circle — a private space where family and friends can sign up for meals, rides to follow-up appointments, and household help. It shortens the 'first week home' scramble and reduces readmission risk from missed appointments and lack of support.
The first week home is often the hardest — and the one most likely to send a patient back. Rally Around You gives discharge teams a simple, family-facing tool to build a support plan before the patient walks out the door.
Common use cases
Post-surgery discharge
Rides to physical therapy, meals for the recovery weeks, and household help — all scheduled before the patient leaves.
Chemo & infusion patients
Ride teams for the full treatment cycle. No missed appointments, no scramble the morning of.
New-parent discharge
First-week meal train, older-sibling care, and postpartum check-ins — organized before mom and baby go home.
Elderly-patient home support
Family and friends coordinate meals, medication check-ins, and companion visits so the patient isn't isolated.
What's included
- ✓Family creates the circle — no PHI stored by staff
- ✓Time-slot calendars for meals, rides, visits
- ✓Reminders (text, email, push) reduce no-shows
- ✓Calendar sync for follow-up appointments
- ✓Ad-free, private, HIPAA-friendly by design (family owns the data)
- ✓Free for patients and families
How it works
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1. Introduce at discharge planning
Add Rally to the discharge packet. A one-page handout shows the patient's family how to start a circle.
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2. Family sets up the circle
They invite their people, add the follow-up appointment dates, and mark the meal windows they need help with.
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3. Community fills the calendar
Friends and family claim slots. Reminders go out automatically. Nothing falls through the cracks.
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4. Reduced readmission risk
Rides to follow-ups happen. Meals arrive. The patient isn't isolated. The first week home is the week it needed to be.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rally Around You HIPAA compliant?
Rally is a family-owned tool — the family creates and manages their own circle, and no PHI is stored by hospital staff. This model sidesteps most HIPAA concerns because staff aren't the data custodian.
How much does it cost for hospitals to offer Rally?
Nothing. Rally is free for patients and their families. Contact us if you'd like discharge-packet materials or an enterprise partnership.
Can staff be involved in the circle?
Only if the family invites them. Rally is family-owned by design.
Does Rally handle post-discharge appointment reminders?
Yes. Families can add follow-up appointments to the circle calendar; Rally sends reminders to the patient and their ride team.
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