The Massachusetts Department of Public Health yesterday for the first time reported hospital-specific death rates for patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. The rates, based on operations done in 2002, take into account whether a hospital tended to treat sicker and older patients. The study concluded that all the hospitals had similar mortality rates for patients 30 days after ... (Full article: 167 words)
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