readmission
noun
re·ad·mis·sion
(ˌ)rē-əd-ˈmi-shən 
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plural readmissions
: a second or subsequent admission : the act of readmitting someone or something
readmission to the hospital five days after discharge
college readmissions
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New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Out of 629 patients who were severely ill, those who received the transfusion in the first seven days had a five-fold lower risk of hospital death or readmission after 30 days.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Is there evidence linking nursing staffing levels to patient outcomes like mortality, infections or readmissions?
—Anna Mayo, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
In exchange for Virginia's readmission, the state was prohibited from adding laws that take away people's right to vote, with the only exception being those convicted of a crime considered a common law felony at the time.
—Dean Mirshahi, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Out of 629 patients who were severely ill, those who received the transfusion in the first seven days had a five-fold lower risk of hospital death or readmission after 30 days.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Is there evidence linking nursing staffing levels to patient outcomes like mortality, infections or readmissions?
—Anna Mayo, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
In exchange for Virginia's readmission, the state was prohibited from adding laws that take away people's right to vote, with the only exception being those convicted of a crime considered a common law felony at the time.
—Dean Mirshahi, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Readmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readmission. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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