This study should be read with a critical eye and grain of salt.
The study is not based on quality of care or success rates of procedures. It mostly focuses on data about infection rates, re-admission rates, etc.
In a way, the study is biased toward the type of hospitals we have in the Lakes Region. It seems obvious to me that a hospital like Frisbee would have lower rates of re-admission and re-infection than a place like Dartmouth-Hitchcock. I doubt that Frisbee sees cases at the same quantity and severity as D-H, and I'd then assume that the chances of re-admission and infection are higher in the higher risk, higher number of opportunities seen at D-H.
My point is not to disparage either hospital (my mother would not still be with us if it were not for key, critical, and expert care at Frisbee one night). Rather the study should not be used to make judgements on all aspects of a hospital's care.
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