Interhospital transfer among US veterans admitted to community and veterans affairs hospitals for acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Interhospital transfer was common for veterans with AMI and AIS, especially among rural veterans. Few transfers were to VHA hospitals. COVID-19 case surges were associated with decreased transfer for veterans with AMI, potentially limiting access to needed care.
Authors
- Michael Ohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7277-787X)
- Mary Vaughan‐Sarrazin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-1061)
- Nicholas M. Mohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-5828)
- Kelly Miell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8620-8069)
- Brice Beck
- Shylo E. Wardyn
- Bradley Mecham
- George C. Bailey
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Iowa City VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13515
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Health Services Research and Development
- Office of Rural Health