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California Hospitals don't know how many patients die from superbug infections
- chrisbennet 10y agoWhen something's like this was posted before, someone pointed that hospitals absolutely do track this sort of thing. Just because it isn't on the death certificate doesn't mean it isn't tracked.
- DrScump 10y agoThe article title, "No one knows how many patients are dying from superbug infections in California hospitals", is more accurate. The hospitals do know their superbug mortalities; that they aren't compelled to report them to the state, nor is the state tasked to publicize such data and report the scope of the problem, makes for poor public health policy.