At least 9% of COVID-19 patients readmitted within 2 months, study findsIn a Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR) study today, data from the Premier Healthcare Database showed that, of 106,543 patients who survived after being admitted for COVID-19 from March through July, 9,504 (8.9%) were readmitted to the same hospital within 2 months of discharge for any condition, infectious disease–related or not.Indeed, 1,667 (1.6%) of patients recorded more than a single readmission within this timeframe.Same-hospital readmissions occurred more often among patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility (15% return rate, 1.4 odds ratio [OR]) or home health organization support (12%, 1.3 OR) as opposed to those who were discharged to home