Elderly Patients In The Hospital Need To Keep Moving

(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thelma Atkins ended up in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital-Highlands after a neighbor in her senior living center ran over her feet with a motorized scooter. Continue reading article here….

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