Continuity of care: actions carried out in Brazilian university hospitals

Objective: To identify care actions of continuity in federal university hospitals in Brazil. Methods: This is descriptive and exploratory research of a documentary nature, with a quantitative approach. The data was collected in January 2023 directly from the Brazilian Hospital Services Company website. Data analysis occurred using simple descriptive statistics. Results: The sample consisted of 41 news items, the majority (22%) published in 2021, by hospitals in the Northeast region (34.1%) and with women and children as the main target audience. Nursing participation was specified in 41.5% of the actions. The main actions identified were the implementation of home care/ assistance services, continuing education and health education actions and the implementation of systems, protocols and case management tools aimed at hospital discharge. Conclusion: There is a growing interest among Brazilian university hospitals in developing actions for continuity of care, mainly related to the management dimension.