Patient safety in hospitals draws attention

Chicago Tribune: Hospital Patient Safety Under A Spotlight
Over strong objections from the hospital industry, the government has published data about things that can go wrong in hospitals — falls, objects left behind during surgeries, bloodstream or urinary infections associated with catheters, incompatible blood infusions, serious bed sores and more (Graham, 4/10).

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