Emergency room redux for many patients after hospitalization
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 20:00
in Health & Medicine
Following a hospitalization, patients face many challenges as they transition home. A new study of this vulnerable period found that a substantial number of patients return to the emergency department soon after leaving the hospital, and, while such patients are not usually readmitted, the study raises concerns that many more patients require acute medical care after hospital discharge than previously recognized.