What Role Did Post-Acute Care Providers Play in Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency?
Abstract
Although short-term acute care hospitals (STACHs) are the nation’s frontline in fighting severe COVID-19 infections, the post-acute care (PAC) sector—home health agencies (HHAs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), and long term care hospitals (LTCHs)—offered a source for clinical staff, capacity, and other resources to support STACHs. We investigate the role played by PAC during the first wave of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
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2021-08-02Type
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