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Research Article

Improvement of the rapid response system at an acute rehabilitation hospital in New Mexico

Reza Ehsanian1 Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Jimmy To2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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David Mork3 Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Melissa Owens3 Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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William F Gensler4 Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Rebecca Dutton4 Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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John Henry Sloan4 Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA;5 Manzano Medical Group, Albuquerque, NM, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: FSO950 | Received 15 Aug 2023, Accepted 05 Dec 2023, Published online: 24 May 2024

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