Why a Michigan man waited over a month in the hospital for stroke rehab

When John Karadell was admitted to the hospital after a stroke, his doctors quickly pushed for him to begin an intensive form of rehabilitation — the sooner the better.“Almost immediately they started telling me that the No. 1 most important thing now is to as quickly as possible get me into what they call acute rehab,” said Karadell, 58, of Howell, Michigan.