For-profit hospitals linked to worse patient outcomes and nurse staffing shortfalls, new study finds
Patients treated at for-profit hospitals experienced higher mortality and readmission rates, while nurses working in those hospitals reported less safe staffing and substantially worse working conditions, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.
A new study has found that patients treated at for-profit hospitals experienced higher mortality and readmission rates, while nurses working in these hospitals reported less safe staffing and worse working conditions. The research, led by Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, analyzed the outcomes of over 1.17 million patients across 143 for-profit and 798 nonprofit adult acute care hospitals in 10 states.
The study highlights the importance of investments in nursing and state policies establishing safe staffing requirements to ensure patient safety, nurse retention, and quality of care.
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