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Complex wounds represent a growing challenge to the healthcare community.
As patients age and develop an increasing number of comorbidities, including diabetes and obesity, they are more prone to developing wounds and to experiencing longer, more complex recoveries. Chronic wound patients also often experience psychological side effects such as loneliness and depression, which can further impede the healing process and contribute to readmissions.
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Early discharge of respiratory failure patients to Kindred Hospitals can help improve outcomes, decrease inpatient length of stay, and reduce readmissions.
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Tim came to Kindred Hospital on a ventilator after experiencing respiratory failure. But he had a goal: To recover completely enough to escort his daughter down the aisle and dance with her at her upcoming wedding. With the help of the hospital's interdisciplinary team of caregivers, Tim achieved his goal.
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