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Reduce the rate of pressure ulcer-related hospital admissions among older adults — OA‑04 Data

Status: Baseline only

  Baseline only

Most Recent Data:
836.9 pressure ulcer-related hospitalizations per 100,000 adults (2016)

Target:
753.2 per 100,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
836.9 pressure ulcer-related hospitalizations per 100,000 adults aged 65 years and over occurred in 2016

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Pressure ulcer-related hospitalizations among older adults, 2016 
(pressure ulcer-related hospitalizations per 100,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2016
Total
836.9