By Aaron Toleos, May 4, 2021. U.S. hospital ranking identifies best and worst hospitals at avoiding overuse of hysterectomy, coronary stents, back surgery, and more BROOKLINE, Mass. — Every 80 seconds, a hospital in the
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In order to improve the information available to the public about our hospitals, APRA is now accepting online reviews from patients about their hospital experience. Registered members may post reviews here. Reviews may be read… Read More
Millions have listened to the new podcast series, “Dr. Death,” about a surgeon with a penchant for botching procedures and leaving patients crippled—or worse, dead. And I’ve been hearing concerns from my own patients with...
To identify the “best hospital cities” in the U.S. and the world, cities were compared on 12 metrics that fell into one of the following three categories: quality of care, infrastructure and access. The metrics...
Surgeries to repair a heart can be risky, and some deaths and complications are inevitable. Doctors and advocates have pushed to make pediatric heart surgery outcomes more transparent, so institutions would feel pressure to improve...
April 12th, 2019. Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the 2019 edition of its list of “100 great hospitals in America.” The hospitals included on this list have been recognized nationally for excellence in clinical...
25. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ > 30 day readmission rate:16.4% (highest 10%) > 30 day mortality rate:13.3% > Preventable hospitalizations: 48.6 per 1,000 patients > No. of physicians: 46.7 per 100,000 (lowest 10%) > Median household income: $45,508 (lowest...
To find out how your local hospital stacks up with respect to patient safety and the procedures they offer check the hospital rating and ranking services that follow. No hospitals were assessed as high performers...
Guided by experts, death and complication rates are calculated for surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures in Medicare, carefully adjusting for differences in patient health, age and hospital quality. Use this website to know more...
By REED ABELSON for the New York Times. Four popular national rating systems used by consumers to judge hospitals frequently come to very different conclusions about which hospitals are the best — or worst — potentially...