What are Forrest General Hospital Heart Attack Patients Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 171 Heart Attack hospitalizations at Forrest General Hospital, 38 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 22.22%.

This data is unique since the hospitals themselves don’t have this information (e.g. if you are admitted at Forrest General Hospital and readmitted at Merit Health Wesley , Regency Hospital Of Hattiesburg , South Central Regional Medical Center , Marion General Hospital & The University of Mississippi Medical Center , Forrest General Hospital won’t have that information).
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What are Patients Readmitted for?	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019	Share of Readmissions (%)	Avg. LOS when Readmitted
All	38	100	3.76

Top Doctors for Heart Attack at Forrest General Hospital

Physician Name	Total Medicare hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ERIC W ENGER	17
GEORGE JOSHUA BLAIR	12

Where are patients getting readmitted after Heart Attack hospitalizations at Forrest General Hospital?

Total Readmissions of Forrest General Hospital = 38 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019
National	62.99 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	98,349
Mississippi	58.74 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	1,035
Forrest General Hospital share of readmissions from Forrest General Hospital