Multiple New York hospitals received the dubious distinction of being among the least safe health care institutions in the country, according to a new study.
Consumer Reports studied 2,600 U.S. hospitals�based on several safety criteria, including the incidents of hospital acquired infections, unnecessary readmissions, mortality and communication about new medicine.
�Even if you�re at the best hospital in the world, mistakes can happen,� said Doris Peter, who spearheaded the project at Consumer Reports.
The tested facilities scored between 11 and 78 on a scale of 100. Consumer Reports notes that the average score of hospitals is 51, with 43 facilities scoring below 30.
The findings show�that, in general, urban hospitals fare worse than their suburban counterparts.
Among the best hospitals in New York are:
- St. Francis in Rosalyn
- John Mather Memorial
- Southampton Hospital
- Winthrop University Medical Center
- NYU Langone Medical Center
Among the worst hospitals in the area are:
- Flushing Hospital
- Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx
- Glen Cove Hospital
- Brookdale Hospital
- Kings County Hospital
A New York woman contracted MRSA, a super staph infection resistant to most antibiotics, while undergoing spinal surgery at the now-shuttered St. Vincent�s Hospital in the Village.
�I could have been dead. If I stayed home by myself, I would�ve died,��Maryann Roesler said.
Multiple surgeries later, Roesler�still can�t walk unassisted and lives knowing that the infection could return.
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“he worried about mBp”
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