AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Risks are high at low-volume hospitals.

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Analysis by US News & World Report and Dr. Foster: higher mortality rates in both surgical and medical cases in low-volume hospitals.US News & World Report. May 18, 2015.

Risks are high at low-volume hospitals.

Sternberg S, Dougherty G. US News & World Report. May 18, 2015.

This news article reports an independent analysis of patient risk at hospitals that provide surgeries they infrequently perform, highlighting how high procedure volume and the presence of an experienced surgical team at a hospital can enhance the safety of surgical care delivered.

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