How safe is your hospital? Our new ratings find that some are riskier than others.

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How safe is your hospital? Our new ratings find that some are riskier than others.

July 18, 2012

Consumer reports. 2012;77(8):20-8.

This news article reports on hospital ratings of patient safety that were scored using criteria such as infections, readmissions, and mortality.

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