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Between 2000 and 2005, rates
of preventable hospitalizations improved for 9 of the
14 conditions. The most striking improvements were:
- Hospital admissions for treatment
of angina fell 46 percent.
- Hospitalizations for dehydration
decreased 35 percent.
- Hospitalizations for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease decreased 27 percent.
- Hospitalizations for uncontrolled
diabetes declined 16 percent.
In contrast, admission rates rose
for other conditions as follows:
- Diabetes (short-term) complication
rates increased 23 percent.
- Bacterial pneumonia increased 18
percent.
- Infants born with low birth weight
increased 10 percent.
- Hospitalizations for urinary tract
infection increased 5 percent.
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