AT-HOME IV IRON INFUSION IN CHARLOTTE

No fighting Uptown traffic to an infusion suite, no half-day surrendered to a parking deck and a waiting room. A licensed RN brings physician-supervised Venofer® straight to your door in Charlotte, a South End loft, a Myers Park house, a place out in Ballantyne. You stay home, the visit runs 60 to 90 minutes, and we can often be there as soon as tomorrow.

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Iron Therapy North Carolina

$400.00

Book your at-home Venofer® treatment · Same-week appointments available

Built for Charlotte Women

Low ferritin is the diagnosis almost nobody hands you. A standard blood panel can come back clean while your iron reserve, the ferritin number, sits down in the 15 to 30 ng/mL gray zone that quietly runs you into the ground, and half the time that number never gets drawn at all.

So you're left explaining away symptoms that have a cause. The exhaustion that outlasts a full night's sleep. The hair in the shower drain. The 3 p.m. wall where your focus just quits. In a Charlotte summer, where the humidity is already taxing you, an empty tank feels emptier still.

For most of the women who come to us, the root of it is a birth in the last several months, or years of heavy periods slowly drawing the reserve down. Either way, plenty of Charlotte OBs will notice the low number on a chart and still have no way to treat it on the spot, because most offices aren't set up to run an IV. Iron tablets ask for three to six patient months and a stomach that tolerates them, which many don't. A hospital infusion suite asks for half a day, the drive in, the deck, the desk, the wait, the kind of time a job Uptown and a house full of kids don't leave lying around.

So you're left explaining away symptoms that have a cause. The exhaustion that outlasts a full night's sleep. The hair in the shower drain. The 3 p.m. wall where your focus just quits. In a Charlotte summer, where the humidity is already taxing you, an empty tank feels emptier still.

Built for Charlotte Women

YOUR AT-HOME IRON INFUSION, STEP BY STEP

01
Pre-Visit Consult & Labs (24–72 hours prior)
We see your CBC and ferritin from the last 90 days. Missing them or overdue? We point you to a quick draw first so the visit itself isn't held up.
Pre-Visit Consult & Labs (24–72 hours prior)
02
Confirmed Booking
Pick a 90-minute window that works for you, before work, during a work-from-home block, or after pickup. Book before 11 a.m. and we can often come that same afternoon. Book later and it's usually the next day.
Confirmed Booking
03
RN Arrival
The nurse brings the Venofer®, the sealed IV kit, the monitors, everything a sterile setup needs, and builds it in your space, high-rise or bungalow, no difference. Your only job is to be there.
RN Arrival
04
Clinical Setup (10 minutes)
Vitals, an allergy screen, a baseline reading, then a walk-through of what the next hour holds, so nothing about it is a surprise.
Clinical Setup (10 minutes)
05
The Infusion (30–60 minutes)
Slow, steady, and watched the whole way. You work, rest, feed the baby, or scroll, whatever you'd be doing anyway. Most people say it barely announces itself.
The Infusion (30–60 minutes)
06
Post-Infusion Watch (15 minutes)
Vitals once more, a hydration nudge, and a brief hold to be sure nothing shows up late before the nurse packs out.
Post-Infusion Watch (15 minutes)
07
Clean Up & Plan
The clinical waste goes with the nurse. What stays with you is a short written plan: your ferritin recheck date and the next follow-up that makes sense.
Clean Up & Plan

ABOUT VENOFER® AND HOW WE KEEP YOU SAFE

® and How We Keep You Safe

Start with what it is. Venofer® (Iron Therapy IV) is iron sucrose, a prescription iron made to be dripped in rather than swallowed, the same iron the maternity and infusion teams at Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center and Novant Health Presbyterian rely on. The IV route matters for one reason: your whole dose lands in your blood, rather than your gut deciding to absorb a sliver of a tablet and handing you cramps for the trouble.

  • Active infection or fever at time of visit = immediate rescheduling
  • Known iron overload conditions (hemochromatosis) = not a candidate
  • Certain pregnancy stages are screened out for safety
  • Real-time physician backup available during every home visit
  • RNs trained in adverse-reaction protocols and carry emergency supplies
ABOUT VENOFER® AND HOW WE KEEP YOU SAFE

At-Home vs Oral Pills vs Hospital Infusion Suite

Oral Iron Pills Hospital Infusion Suite Drip Gym At-Home
Best For Mild deficiency, long-term maintenance Acute clinical emergencies Rapid recovery & busy schedules
What to Expect GI upset, constipation, slow results Waiting rooms, sterile hospital vibes Boutique care on your own sofa
Logistics Daily adherence required Commute, parking, check-in delays We come to you. Zero travel.
Timeline 3–6 months to see change 2–4 weeks scheduling wait Results in days, next-day booking
Best For
Oral Iron Pills
Mild deficiency, long-term maintenance
Hospital Infusion Suite
Acute clinical emergencies
Drip Gym At-Home
Rapid recovery & busy schedules
What to Expect
Oral Iron Pills
GI upset, constipation, slow results
Hospital Infusion Suite
Waiting rooms, sterile hospital vibes
Drip Gym At-Home
Boutique care on your own sofa
Logistics
Oral Iron Pills
Daily adherence required
Hospital Infusion Suite
Commute, parking, check-in delays
Drip Gym At-Home
We come to you. Zero travel.
Timeline
Oral Iron Pills
3–6 months to see change
Hospital Infusion Suite
2–4 weeks scheduling wait
Drip Gym At-Home
Results in days, next-day booking

Pricing and What's Included

What's Included
  • Prescribed Venofer® (iron sucrose) medication
  • Licensed RN visit to your home
  • IV supplies and safety monitoring equipment
  • Pre-visit lab review by a supervising physician
  • Post-infusion follow-up and recheck guidance

A single visit is $400 and includes the Venofer®, the nurse's visit, supplies, the physician's lab review, and the follow-up. If you need several, the buy-5-get-1-free package lowers the per-visit cost. You can pay with an HSA or FSA card. Most insurance plans won't cover mobile IV iron unless you have a documented anemia diagnosis.

Single At-Home Iron Infusion

$400

HSA/FSA eligible

Buy 5 Infusions, Get 1 Free

$2,000

HSA/FSA eligible

Real Stories From Charlotte

★★★★★

Ran the infusion from my desk on a work

-from-home day.
★★★★★

New to the city, new job, and exhausted for months.
We relocated to Charlotte for work and I spent the first half

-year blaming the move for how drained I felt. It wasn't the move, my ferritin was in the single digits. The RN came to our place in Plaza Midwood, walked me through everything, and within two weeks the fog I'd been pushing through lifted. I only wish I'd had my ferritin checked the day we arrived.
★★★★★

Told my labs were normal while I could barely keep up.
Low 20s ferritin, brushed off twice. DripGym's physician took it seriously and treated me at home. Difference within days.

-Bianca, Ballantyne
★★★★★

Crohn's meant oral iron was never going to work for me.
My gut can't absorb supplements, so pills were pointless and I was constantly depleted. The RN came to my place in Myers Park, and for the first time in ages, my levels actually held. Life

-changing isn't too strong a word.

Questions Charlotte Patients Ask

A single visit is $400 and includes the Venofer®, the nurse's visit, supplies, the physician's lab review, and the follow-up. If you need several, the buy-5-get-1-free package lowers the per-visit cost. You can pay with an HSA or FSA card. Most insurance plans won't cover mobile IV iron unless you have a documented anemia diagnosis.

Pills have to pass through your stomach and gut, which absorb only a small part of the dose and often cause cramping or nausea. An infusion puts the full dose straight into your blood, so it works faster, most people feel better in two to four weeks instead of months, and skips the stomach problems.

It's very safe when done with proper screening and monitoring, and it's about as uncomfortable as any IV. Side effects are usually mild: a metallic taste, a light headache, maybe slight nausea. Serious reactions are rare, and your nurse stays with you the whole time in case anything comes up.

If a recent test shows low ferritin (usually under 30 ng/mL) and you're tired, foggy, or losing hair, you're likely a good fit, especially if pills haven't helped or upset your stomach. We review your CBC and ferritin first, and a physician approves every case before booking.

Yes, in most cases. If there's a private room where the nurse can set up and monitor you, we can come to your workplace instead of your home. Many Charlotte patients find a midday infusion at the office easier than a separate trip.

Yes. If you have a CBC and ferritin from the last 90 days, from Atrium CMC, Novant Presbyterian, or any provider, that's usually all we need. Postpartum patients are common for us, and we'll request records from your hospital if anything's missing.

Across the metro: Uptown, South End, Dilworth, Myers Park, Plaza Midwood, SouthPark, Ballantyne, and University City. Not sure about your area? You can always call and ask.

Yes. We regularly visit Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, Cornelius, and Concord. Anywhere in the greater Charlotte area, just ask when you book, and we'll confirm.

No. The infusion takes 30 to 60 minutes, and you can stay on calls or on your laptop the whole time. With setup and a short watch afterward, plan on 60 to 90 minutes total. Done.