Medical respite costs 5% to 10% of an acute bed day, cuts readmissions by up to 49%, and yields $1.81 in direct medical savings per $1 spent. Urge local hospital networks to co-fund recuperative beds to end post-surgical street discharge. #HomeIsHealthCare #HousingFirst #HousingJustice #Citysky
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Bostonโs Barbara McInnis House showed unhoused patients sent to medical respite had 50% lower odds of 90-day hospital readmission vs shelter discharges. Respite breaks post-surgery crisis loop. Call on your regional health system to fund medical respite beds. #HousingIsAHumanRight #HomeIsHealthCare