State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health is adding eight new providers and expanding primary care services to reduce hospital readmission rates, according to an Aug. 26 report from The Express. New physicians will increase access to care for patients in family practice, sports medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and pediatric psychology.
Kathleen Rhine, Mount Nittany Health's president and CEO, said healthier people make stronger communities.
"Access to primary care providers is vital to positive long-term health outcomes. We are doing everything in our power to play our part in ensuring we have a strong community," Ms. Rhine said.
Research conducted by The National Center for Complex Health & Social Needs indicates that patients who see their primary care provider for a follow-up visit within seven days of being hospitalized have a lower chance of being readmitted to the hospital.