AHRQ Stats: Hospital Readmissions for Sickle Cell Disease

One-third of hospital stays for sickle cell disease in 2016 resulted in a readmission within 30 days, compared with 13 percent of hospital stays unrelated to sickle cell disease. (Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #251, Characteristics of Inpatient Hospital Stays Involving Sickle Cell Disease, 2000–2016.)