Better mattresses improve care, cut hospital costs

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 22:30 in Health & Medicine

Hospitals could reduce health-care costs arising from pressure ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, by investing in pressure-reduction mattresses for elderly patients in emergency departments, according to new research.

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