Wednesday, August 31, 2011

American Exceptionalism On Parade, Health Care Edition - We're Number 1! In Preventable Hospital Deaths

Chris Bodenner reports that the US ranks dead last out of 19 developed countries in preventable hospital deaths...
Number of hospital-acquired infections that lead to death:
Europe: 1 in 122
United States: 1 in 7
Here's a graphic (original full size image at URL) showing why the US ranks dead last among developed nations in preventable hospital deaths...

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