Why you should avoid hospitals in January
- Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
Around 3,000 more Australian patients have a complication in their hospital care in January than in other months. Rawpixel.com
January is the quietest month in Australia. But for hospitals, which provide care 24/7/365, January is a time of big transition. And for patients, that means January is when things are more likely to go wrong.
More than 3,000...