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University of California-San Francisco: Elderly Have Poor Prognosis After Recovery in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
August 27, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of California's San Francisco Campus issued the following news release:

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- Most Patients Die within Five Years and Spend Two-Thirds of Remaining Life as an Inpatient, UCSF Report Finds

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While long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) are designed to help patients recover and regain independence, fewer than 1-in-5 older adults who were transferred to such faci . . .

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