Clinical Conversations

This podcast features lively interviews, concise summaries, and expert commentary that busy clinicians need to stay current and improve patient care.

May 24th, 2022

Podcast 291: Unionized nursing homes had lower mortality during Covid-19

In the early waves of the Covid-19 pandemic why did patients in unionized nursing homes, have a roughly 10% lower rate of mortality than those in non-unionized ones? A report in Health Affairs tries to sort out the possible reasons.

Listen to our 13-minute interview, which raises the question: Should you send your patients to non-unionized facilities?

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Categories: COVID-19, Nursing homes, Patient care, Skilled nursing facility, Unions
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