Ontarians more likely to survive 1 year after hospitalization: study

More people in Ontario are living longer after hospitalization than in 1994, with a 22% decrease in the risk of death after 1 year from admission, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Hospitals deliver a substantial proportion of health care, from treating acute illness to performing surgery, offering specialist medicine and care for people from birth to death. They are large consumers of health care costs world-wide, and it is important to understand how they are performing as part of the health care system... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..