Becker's Healthcare July 6, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how patients seek care and perceive hospitals, several reports and experts indicate.
Five things to know:
1. More patients are seeking alternative care sites in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey commissioned by healthcare real estate company REIT Physicians Realty Trust. While 53.8 percent of the 2,018 survey respondents agreed to having a surgery in a hospital when recommended by a surgeon, 46.2 percent said they would request a surgery take place at a surgery center.
2. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a surge of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that burdened first responders, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers noted an increase in all cardiopulmonary arrests that presented...
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