What are Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery Patients Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 755 Hip & Knee Replacement surgeries at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, 136 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 18.01%.

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What are Patients Readmitted for?	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019	Share of Readmissions (%)	Avg. LOS when Readmitted
All	136	100	11.09
Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue

Top Doctors for Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

Physician Name	Total Medicare surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
MICHAEL C RAKLEWICZ	126
JAMES M MATTUCCI	116
WILLIAM P CHARLTON	103

Where are patients getting readmitted after Hip & Knee Replacement surgeries at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital?

Total Readmissions of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital = 136 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019
National	50.84 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	141,345
Pennsylvania	45.95 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	6,869
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital share of readmissions from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Heinz Rehab Hospital share of readmissions from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

Hip & Knee Replacement Readmissions in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Total Readmissions of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania = 126 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital share of readmissions from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Heinz Rehab Hospital share of readmissions from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital