
By MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2ldWJ4v


Taking action before the storm may help lessen problems during and after the storm.
Each year in the United States, pneumonia sends 1 million adults to the hospital. The new study examined the medical records of 6,500 pneumonia patients treated at 43 Michigan hospitals. Of those, 60% were interviewed by phone within a month after they left the hospital.