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As consumers, we all want information on how safe our hospitals are.
A group called Leapfrog gathers and reports information on hospital quality and patient safety efforts to help patients
make informed decisions about where to receive hospital care.
The information is available for free from the following website:
As consumers, we'd also like to know if the health services we receive are comparable to what others around the country
are receiving for the same illness. Dartmouth has done a wonderful job of showing how widely health care varies from area
to area. (For example, only six percent of Mainers spent more than a week in the ICU before they die.) You can see comparisions
at:
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