Becker's Healthcare June 21, 2024
Minneapolis, Minn.-based Allina Health cut its overall length of stay across 12 hospitals by a collective total of 10% over a one-year period. The average amount of time a patient waited to be discharged from an Allina hospital into a long-term care setting or skilled nursing facility also went down by 18.8% in one year, the system’s new chief operating officer, Dominica Tallarico, told Becker’s.
Between 2022 and 2023, the health system was seeing a rise both in visits and overall length of stay, like many others were across the U.S., but the increasing length of stay highlighted the need for solutions and efficiency. Ms. Tallarico said at one point, there were 180 patients per day — essentially a patient...
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