What are Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Heart Failure Patients Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 1,041 Heart Failure hospitalizations at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 283 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 27.19%.

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What are Patients Readmitted for?	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019	Share of Readmissions (%)	Avg. LOS when Readmitted
All	283	100	6.35
Heart Failure And Shock

Top Doctors for Heart Failure at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Physician Name	Total Medicare hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SHASHANK KOTAKONDA	115
MELAD KAMEL	66
SARA ELIZABETH STERLING	64

Where are patients getting readmitted after Heart Failure hospitalizations at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center?

Total Readmissions of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center = 283 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019
National	68.76 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	391,790
Pennsylvania	67.85 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	17,369
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center share of readmissions from Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital share of readmissions from Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Heinz Rehab Hospital share of readmissions from Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Heart Failure Readmissions in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Total Readmissions of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania = 249 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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