Better, Affordable Care
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video_better_affordable_care
Long Teaser
When a Patient Mobility team at the Richmond Medical Center in Northern California consistently got patients out of bed and walking, not only did patients heal faster, their average length of stay dropped by a full day. That avoided huge costs for the small community hospital.
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Non-LMP
Editor (if known, reporters)
Tyra Ferlatte
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Released
Sometimes better care is also the most cost-effective care. That’s what the Patient Mobility team at the Richmond Medical Center in Northern California found out. When team members consistently got patients out of bed and walking, not only did patients heal faster, their average length of stay dropped by a full day. That avoided huge costs for the small community hospital. Watch this story about the team.
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