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Published on Jun 8, 2012

http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2012/06/1213...
Creating specialized hospital units for elderly people could reduce national health care costs by as much $6 billion a year, according to new research from UCSF.

A program called "Acute Care for Elders," or ACE, offers individualized care for older patients in specially designed hospital units. It has been piloted in 200 hospitals nationwide, serving an estimated 100,000 patients annually.

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