Monday, March 21, 2005

National Medical Malpractice Statistics

"A recent study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences estimated that as many as 98,000 patients may be killed each year in hospitals alone as a result of medical errors. Earlier studies also found that this was a serious national problem."

But they can still take a feeding tube out of someone and say they're right for doing so. Chalk one more up here.

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