Hospitals are risky places – but some are better than others
- Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
The rate of complications varies markedly between hospitals.Shutterstock
One in every nine patients who go into hospital in Australia suffers a complication: when something preventable goes wrong with their care. They might develop an infection from a hygiene breach, for instance, or be given the wrong dose or type of drug.
Or the complication might...
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