New Medicare data sheds light on hospital performance
Aug 5, 2011, 1:29 PM | Updated: Oct 10, 2012, 7:28 am
Which local hospitals are you most likely to die in after having a heart attack, heart failure, or getting pneumonia?
USA Today analyzed new Medicare data and found that out of 4,600 hospitals nationwide, 323 had “above-average death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia.”
In Washington state, the hospitals making the list were St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood for heart attacks, Auburn Regional for heart failure, and Auburn Regional and Highline in Burien are tied for pneumonia.
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