AT-HOME IV IRON INFUSION IN PHILADELPHIA

No parking garage near Penn, no half-day at a Center City infusion suite. A licensed RN brings physician-supervised Venofer® straight to your rowhome or apartment, whether you're in Fishtown, Queen Village, Fairmount, or out toward South Philly. You stay put, the visit runs 60 to 90 minutes, and we can often be there as soon as tomorrow.

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Iron Therapy Pennsylvania

$400.00

Book Your At-Home Infusion · Same-week appointments available

Built for Philadelphia Women

You've been tired in a way that sleep doesn't touch. Climbing the stairs of your Passyunk rowhome leaves you winded, your hair is collecting in the drain, and by 3 PM your brain is mush. At some point, a doctor mentioned your iron was low, handed you a supplement recommendation, and moved on. Weeks later, nothing's different.

Iron deficiency slips past a lot of standard bloodwork. Your ferritin can be parked in the 15 to 30 ng/mL gray zone, low enough to flatten you, while a routine panel still reads "normal", often because ferritin wasn't even on the order. Most of the Philly women who come to us are a few months postpartum or have spent years running their iron down through heavy periods.

Plenty of OBs across the city will spot the low number at a checkup. Actually treating it with an IV in the office is another story. Most just aren't set up for it. Oral iron is a months-long grind that a lot of stomachs simply reject. And a hospital infusion suite means giving up half a day: driving into Center City, circling for parking near Pennsylvania Hospital or HUP, checking in, and waiting, all of it with a newborn or a packed schedule pulling at you.

Plenty of OBs across the city will spot the low number at a checkup. Actually treating it with an IV in the office is another story. Most just aren't set up for it.

Built for Philadelphia Women

YOUR AT-HOME IRON INFUSION, STEP BY STEP

01
Pre-Visit Consult & Labs (24–72 hours prior)
We start by reviewing your CBC and ferritin from the past 90 days. No recent panel? We'll help you get one ordered so nothing stalls your appointment.
Pre-Visit Consult & Labs (24–72 hours prior)
02
Confirmed Booking
Choose a 90-minute window that fits your day. Book before 11:00 AM and there's a good chance we reach you the same afternoon anywhere in the city; otherwise, the next opening is usually the following day.
Confirmed Booking
03
RN Arrival
Your nurse arrives with the Venofer®, a clinical-grade IV kit, monitoring equipment, and everything for a sterile setup, whether that's a Fishtown rowhome or a high-rise near Rittenhouse. Nothing for you to prepare.
RN Arrival
04
Clinical Setup (10 minutes)
Vitals, a quick allergy check, and a baseline assessment. Your RN walks you through the plan so you know exactly what the next hour holds before the drip starts.
Clinical Setup (10 minutes)
05
The Infusion (30–60 minutes)
The iron goes in slowly and steadily while your nurse monitors you throughout. Take a call, rest on the couch, feed the baby, or scroll. Most people barely register it happening.
The Infusion (30–60 minutes)
06
Post-Infusion Watch (15 minutes)
A final vitals check, a reminder to hydrate, and a short observation window so your RN can rule out any delayed reaction before packing up.
Post-Infusion Watch (15 minutes)
07
Clean Up & Plan
Your nurse takes all clinical waste. You keep a written handout with your lab recheck timeline and follow-up guidance.
Clean Up & Plan

ABOUT VENOFER® AND HOW WE KEEP YOU SAFE

Venofer® (Iron Therapy IV) is iron sucrose, the same IV iron used by Philadelphia hospital systems like Penn Medicine and Jefferson, and a standard relied on nationwide. Because it goes straight into the bloodstream, it skips the stomach cramps and nausea that make oral iron a non-starter for so many women.

Safety starts with your bloodwork. We won't infuse without a CBC and ferritin from the past 90 days, because that confirms you're genuinely iron-deficient and rules out iron overload, a real risk when IV iron is given to someone who doesn't need it. From there, a few firm rules hold on every home visit:

  • 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 at-home Venofer® session runs $400, with a buy-5-get-1-free package if you're likely to need a full course. That covers the Venofer® itself, your RN's visit, all IV supplies, the physician's lab review, and follow-up guidance. We take HSA and FSA cards. Most insurers won't reimburse mobile IV iron unless you have documented anemia that meets their medical-necessity criteria.

Single At-Home Iron Infusion

$400

HSA/FSA eligible

Buy 5 Infusions, Get 1 Free

$2,000

HSA/FSA eligible

Real Stories From Philadelphia

★★★★★

Third-floor walk-up in Fishtown.
No way I was leaving for this. Nurse climbed the stairs so I didn't have to go anywhere. Fifteen minutes of setup, done before lunch.

-Erin, Fishtown
★★★★★

A newborn, a rowhome, and no patience left for waiting rooms.
After my daughter came my ferritin was in the low teens and the oral iron just sat in my stomach making everything worse. The thought of packing her up, driving into Center City, finding parking near the hospital, and sitting in a waiting room for an infusion, I kept putting it off for weeks. Then a friend in Queen Village told me DripGym came to her place. The RN was at my door in two days, set up in my living room while the baby napped, and stayed the whole time explaining what she was doing. A few weeks later I could finally get through a day without hitting a wall at noon. I wish this had been offered to me the second my labs came back.

-Marisol, Queen Village
★★★★★

Restaurant hours meant a clinic was never going to work.
I work nights in the Passyunk food scene, so a weekday appointment across the city was off the table. They came to me on a morning that actually fit my schedule, and my energy on the line has been night and day since.

-Thuy, East Passyunk

Questions Philadelphia Patients Ask

A single at-home Venofer® session runs $400, with a buy-5-get-1-free package if you're likely to need a full course. That covers the Venofer® itself, your RN's visit, all IV supplies, the physician's lab review, and follow-up guidance. We take HSA and FSA cards. Most insurers won't reimburse mobile IV iron unless you have documented anemia that meets their medical-necessity criteria.

Venofer® is a prescription iron (iron sucrose) given by IV, so it enters your bloodstream directly instead of routing through your gut. No stomach cramps, no nausea, no long wait for absorption. Most people notice a change within two to four weeks.

For most patients, it goes smoothly. Any side effects are usually mild: a metallic taste, a light headache, maybe slight nausea. Serious allergic reactions are uncommon, but because they're possible, your RN monitors you the entire visit.

Women with confirmed low ferritin (generally under 30 ng/mL) who are dealing with fatigue, hair loss, or brain fog, especially if oral iron hasn't agreed with them or hasn't worked fast enough. You'll need recent CBC and ferritin results, and our supervising physician reviews every case first.

Book before 11:00 AM and same-afternoon service is often possible; otherwise it's usually the next day or two. You pick a 90-minute arrival window and drop it wherever your day has room. We cover the city broadly, from the river wards through Center City and South Philly.

Yes, with your OB's clearance. Postpartum iron deficiency is one of the most common reasons our Philadelphia patients book. We'll coordinate with your delivering hospital when needed and can usually work from your existing postpartum labs.

Yes. Whether it's a third-floor rowhome in Fishtown or a condo tower near Rittenhouse, your nurse just needs a comfortable spot to sit with you and monitor for the visit. She brings everything sterile with her, no special setup or equipment on your end.

No, that's on us. Your RN handles her own parking, street or garage, so you don't have to think about it. City parking is exactly the kind of hassle we're taking off your plate.

Most of the city. We regularly visit homes in Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Fairmount, Queen Village, Bella Vista, Graduate Hospital, Rittenhouse, and throughout South Philly and the river wards, and we reach parts of University City and Manayunk too.