What are Dekalb Regional Medical Center Heart Attack Patients Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 74 Heart Attack hospitalizations at Dekalb Regional Medical Center, 19 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 25.68%.

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What are Patients Readmitted for?	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019	Share of Readmissions (%)	Avg. LOS when Readmitted
All	19	100	7.58

Top Doctors for Heart Attack at Dekalb Regional Medical Center

Physician Name	Total Medicare hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
WAEL AL-HALASEH	42
TONY ARLAND WHITE	26
IGOR V LEGOSTAEV	16

Where are patients getting readmitted after Heart Attack hospitalizations at Dekalb Regional Medical Center?

Total Readmissions of Dekalb Regional Medical Center = 19 (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
Alabama	58.14 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	1,904
Dekalb Regional Medical Center share of readmissions from Dekalb Regional Medical Center