A beta-lactam antibiotic and first-generation cephalosporin with bactericidal activity. Cefazolin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
This incentive is reflected in the drop in average hospital length-of-stay among the elderly from 10.7 days in 1980 to 6.1 days in 1999.1. As hospital length-of-stay fell, the role of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home health agencies, and other postacute care providers expanded.
The new hospital stay need not be for the same condition that you were treated for during your previous stay. 1  Since your break in SNF care lasted for less than 60 days in a row, your current benefit period would continue. 2  Medicare won't cover additional SNF care unless you have a new 3-day hospital stay.