Rural-Urban Differences in Outcomes of Acute Cardiac Admissions in a Large Health Service
This study highlights the increased incidence of ED presentations and hospital readmissions, for those living in rural Australia, illustrating the disparity in health care provided, and the ongoing need for interventions that address poorer access to specialized health care in the early discharge phase of hospitalization.
Authors
- Lucy Leigh
- Andrew Boyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3919-5269)
- Nicholas Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4722-0214)
- S. Sritharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-3781)
- Bradley Wilsmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8254-2705)
- Kristy Fakes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7217-9578)
- Michael McGee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9713-0826)
- Aaron L. Sverdlov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2539-8038)
- John Wiggers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-9685)
- Rhonda Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1186-6670)
- Lloyd Butel-Simoes
- Trent Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9744-936X)
- Mikaela White
Institutions
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Hunter New England Local Health District (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101328
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.90