EM EFFECT: WAKE UP CALL FOR INDIA

February 22, 2012 — Medicare patients admitted to the nation's best-performing hospitals for emergency medicine have a 40% lower death rate compared with all other hospitals, according to a new survey by HealthGrades, a Denver, Colorado–based provider of information about physicians and hospitals.

Some 263 hospitals of the nation's 4783 short-term acute care hospitals were chosen among the top 5% in providing emergency care. These facilities received Excellence Awards from HealthGrades based on the number of in-hospital deaths among patients admitted through the emergency department (ED). A full listing of these hospitals, by city, can be found online at HealthGrades.com.

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INDIA PLEASE WAKE UP........