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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Healthc Qual. 2016 Mar-Apr;38(2):116–126. doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000005

Table 3.

Readmission Rates for Participating Hospitals

Hospital U.S. Region Type/
Number of Beds
Target
Population
Mean Pre-RED
30-Day Readmission
Rate, %
Mean Post-RED 30-Day
Readmission Rate, %
Overall
Change Pre-
to Post-RED,
%


AMI* CHF* PNA* AMI* CHF* PNA*
National
  Average
19.8 24.8 18.4 18.3 23.0 17.6 −1.4
A Western U.S.,
  Veterans Health
  Administration
  Medical Center,
  808 beds
General
  medical
NA NA 15.4% 18.9% 22.6% 19.1% −3.7, for
  PNA* only
B Midwest U.S.
  Private,
  suburban, 210
  beds
CHF 19.9% 25.2% 19.2% 19.6% 23.2% 19.2% −0.7%
C Midwest U.S.
  Private, urban,
  299 beds
CHF 22.0% 24.5% 19.1% 19.5% 22.5% 17.2% −2.2%
D Midwest U.S.
  Private, urban,
  184 beds
CHF 20.9% 23.9% 18.7% 18.7% 22.1% 18.6% −1.4%
E Midwest U.S.
  Private, urban,
  480 beds
CHF 22.3% 26.9% 21.2% 21.0% 25.8% 19.7% −1.3%
F Midwest U.S.
  Private, urban,
  182 beds
CHF 19.0% 28.7% 20.4% 17.2% 25.2% 18.6% −2.4%
G Midwest U.S.
  Private,
  suburban, 174
  beds
CHF 21.2% 26.8% 22.0% 19.2% 27.3% 21.2% −0.7%
H Mid-Atlantic U.S.
  Urban safety net,
  213 beds
Medical/
  surgical
  units and
  renal
NA 25.0% 20.9% NA 23.3% 18.6% −2.1%, for
  CHF and
  PNA only*
I Mid-Atlantic U.S.
  Private,
  suburban, 245
  beds
CHF 20.2% 22.2% 17.8% 18.7% 19.9% 16.7% −1.7%
J Northeast U.S.
  Rural, 101 beds
CHF, PNA NA 26.7% 20.9% NA 24.4% 18.0% −2.6%, for
  CHF and
  PNA only*
*

Indicates data only available for CHF and PNA.

AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; PNA, pneumonia.