Friday 14 November 2014

Bigger Hospital is Not Always Better

For many years the Danish health service has been moving towards increased centralisation and specialisation in hospital departments based on the thesis that this provides better results for patients. A new study involving more than 12,000 Danish patients with hip fractures presents a different picture, however: "Our study shows that the mortality rate for this group of patients is lower in the smaller hospital departments compared to the larger departments. We ...

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