The results also found that more than 50 percent of hospitalized patients of color were re-admitted to the hospital less than 60 days after being released.
A University of Michigan study found that over 50 percent of hospitalized patients of color were readmitted within 60 days of their release.
Black patients, in particular, experienced challenges returning to the workplace after recovering from Covid. On average, it took Black patients 35.5 days to return to work, the longest delay of any racial group. Black adults were also less likely to be offered workplace accommodations when they returned to work in comparison to other racial groups, according to Dr. Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, a gerontologist and the lead researcher.
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