Impact of Change

According to the annual Impact of Change Forecast from Vizient subsidiary Sg2, hospital resources will face an even greater strain as the volume of patient acuity rises in the next 10 years. The report says that while inpatient hospital admissions may slow down, there will be an increase in the length of adult inpatient stays by 8% over the next decade. This is in part because of the ongoing symptoms experienced by those with long COVID, as well as a rise in chronic conditions in the last couple of years.