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	85.3% of 30-day re-admissions in England were emergency readmissions, vs. 2 in 3 readmissions in the Netherlands. 28.8% of emergency readmissions in England were preventable, vs. 1 in 3 in the Netherlands. Source: Readmissions News, Volume 8, Number 5, May 2019, "International Factoid: Hospital Readmissions in England and the Netherlands."
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