December 6th, 2012, 07:34 PM
posted to soc.retirement,alt.activism.death-penalty,uk.politics.misc,fr.soc.politique,rec.travel.europe
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The panacea of Merkin healthcare
Reneguerton wrote:
"My Mom passed away this morning
She did not die of cancer or a heart attack or a stroke. She did not
have diabetes or any other disease. Some high BP but that is all. And
she did not die of natural causes.
NO she died from the most likely cause these days after entering a
hospital. She died of a hospital acquired infection.
Most likely CDIFF. She went in for a hip fracture. A common enough
situation for an elderly person. But the out come has become far, far
too common these days. As you can see from this piece from The Atlantic,
you have a 1 in 17 chance of dying from an infection in a hospital.
The Health and Human Services department's 2009 quality report to
Congress found "very little progress" on eliminating hospital-acquired
infections and called for "urgent attention" to address the shortcomings
- first brought to light a decade ago.
Of five major types of serious hospital-related infections, rates of
illnesses increased for three, one showed no progress, and one showed a
decline. As many as 98,000 people a year die from medical errors, and
preventable infections - along with medication mixups- are a significant
part of the problem. MSNBC"
More on http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/my-m...-morning-15610
Folks, this is what PeeJay wants us to have as health care system!
That's why most of us consider Peejay a clueless moron and have
him/her/it in our kill-files!
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