Patients' Time at Home after a Stroke Varies by Hospital

A new study has found that stroke patients spend more of the year following their stroke at home, as opposed to in a nursing home or in the hospital, if they are treated at a rural hospital or a hospital which typically treats higher rates of stroke patients. The correlation between more home time and lower rates of major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality suggests that home time could be a marker of care quality.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news