Short Hospice Stays (IMAGE)

Brown University

Short Hospice Stays

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A hospice stay of less than three days suggests patients may not be receiving the comfort and psychological support that hospice is meant to provide. Darker states have a higher percentage of hospice stays of less than three days.

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Brown University

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