Outpatient IV antibiotic therapy for patients across Palm Beach and North Broward counties. Our physicians choose your antibiotic, review your labs every week, and coordinate the infusion pharmacy, home nurse, and insurance, so you can leave the hospital sooner and recover where you are most comfortable.
Referring a patient? Fax orders to (561) 569-8309
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What our team manages
Antibiotic choice and dosing
Weekly lab review by an ID physician
Infusion pharmacy and home nursing
Insurance authorization
Your doses happen at home with a home infusion nurse. Your infectious disease physician manages the plan from start to finish and sees you for follow-up in our office or by telehealth.
A licensed infusion pharmacy delivers your medicine and supplies. A home infusion nurse visits to check your line, draw labs, and teach you or a family member to give each dose.
Sleep in your own bed and keep your routine
Nurse visits on a set weekly schedule
Lower risk of hospital-acquired infections
Your physician checks your progress at our office on the JFK Medical Center campus, with free patient parking in the South Garage, or by telehealth when that is easier for you.
Follow-up visits with your ID physician
Weekly lab results reviewed and acted on
One office to call with questions
From the hospital bed to your last dose, you always know what happens next and who to call.
Before you leave the hospital
Your hospital team sends your records. An Atlas physician reviews your cultures and confirms the antibiotic plan.
Before your first dose
We work with your insurance and the infusion pharmacy on authorization, so there are no surprises at home.
Day one
Your nurse checks your PICC or midline, gives the first dose, and teaches you how to care for your line.
Every week
Weekly blood work is reviewed by your ID physician, who adjusts the dose and schedules office or telehealth visits.
Last dose
We decide when treatment is complete, arrange line removal, and plan any oral antibiotics and follow-up.
Home infusion companies deliver medicine. Your treatment plan still needs a specialist. At Atlas, board-certified infectious disease physicians stay responsible for your antibiotic course from referral to final dose, and they work with your hospital doctors, surgeons, and primary care physician along the way.
Antibiotic selection and dose changes
Weekly lab monitoring
Side effect and line problem response
Updates to your referring doctors
Our team: Joseph Etienne, MD, FACP · A. Raquel Mateo-Bibeau, MD · Terrence Park, MD · Kleper de Almeida, MD, FACP · Daniel S. Berman, MD
These infections often need weeks of IV antibiotics. Outpatient therapy can shorten a hospital stay or avoid one altogether.
Osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and infections around joint replacements or hardware.
Heart valve infections and bacteremia that need a long, closely monitored course.
Deep wound infections, abscesses after drainage, and infections resistant to oral antibiotics, including MRSA.
Coordinated with your podiatrist or surgeon to protect the limb and support healing.
Pyelonephritis and resistant urinary infections when oral options are limited.
Any infection where your doctors recommend continued IV treatment after discharge.
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Still unsure? Call (561) 995-6971, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
What is outpatient IV antibiotic therapy (OPAT)?
OPAT lets you receive intravenous antibiotics outside the hospital, at home or in a clinic, once you are stable enough to leave. An infectious disease physician manages the plan, checks your lab results, and decides when treatment is complete.
How long will I need IV antibiotics?
It depends on the infection. Many bone, joint, and heart valve infections need several weeks of treatment. Your physician sets the length at the start and adjusts it based on how you respond and on your lab results.
Who places and cares for my IV line?
Most patients have a PICC line or a midline placed before leaving the hospital. A home infusion nurse checks the line, changes the dressing, and teaches you and your family how to give each dose safely. Our team removes or arranges removal of the line when treatment ends.
Will my insurance cover home IV therapy?
Coverage depends on your plan. Our team works with your insurance and the infusion pharmacy on authorization before your first dose, so you know what to expect. See the plans we accept or call our office.
How often will I need blood tests?
Usually once a week. The home nurse draws blood at your visit and our physicians review the results to check that the antibiotic is working and is safe for your kidneys, liver, and blood counts.
Call us before discharge if you can. We will review your case, explain your options, and set up your IV therapy at home.
Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
5401 S. Congress Ave, Ste 201, Atlantis, FL 33462
