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DECEMBER 25, 2023

People in Poorer ZIP Codes Have Worse Outcomes After Emergency General Surgery


Originally published by our sister publication General Surgery News

By Monica J. Smith

SAVANNAH, Ga.—People who reside in less affluent neighborhoods are more likely to die while in the hospital or be discharged to a higher level of care than peers from more affluent locales, according to new research.

Neighborhoods and built environments— the physical elements that make up where an individual works and lives—correlate with a variety of health outcomes, but their influence on