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systems. These results help to better explain the healthcare needs ofArizona?s agingpopulation.
While the overall numbers of older adults beingdischarged fromArizona?s hospitals tended
to be the greatest among the youngest old, Arizona?s oldest old are thosewhomost often
experience health issues requiringhospitalization.With the projected increase inArizona?s
elderlypopulation, the burdens faced byArizona?s residents and their healthcare providers will
pose a greater burden onArizona?s residents and healthcare system.
