New York’s Hospitals Show 40-Percent Improvement in Mortality Rates Since 2002

New York hospitals have improved their mortality rates more than 40 percent since 2002, according to the Niagara Health Quality Coalition, an independent organization that publishes an annual report card on the state’s hospitals, the Elmira Star-Gazette reported.

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While hospitals improved in eight of 10 medical error measurements, their hospital-acquired infection rates have not improved, according to the report.

The number of New York hospitals performing procedures below the recommended volume has also decreased 24 percent since 2002, according to the report.

Read the Elmira Star-Gazette report on New York hospital mortality rates.

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