Report Finds Baltimore is the Best U.S. City for Hospital Care
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According to a new report, if you need hospital care, Baltimore is the place to be.
HealthGrades ranked 5,000 hospitals across the country by their performance in 26 procedures and diagnoses, and found that Baltimore hosts more top performing hospitals than any other city.
Phoenix finished in second, followed by Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Richmond, Va., and Cincinnati, Ohio.
“Today’s healthcare consumer expects access to credible, independent information about the quality of care available to them,” said Kristin Reed, MPH, HealthGrades vice president of hospital ratings and study author.
The report claims 165,704 lives could have been saved and 6,800 cases of complications could have been avoided between 2008 and 2010 if all hospitals in the U.S. performed at the level of distinguished hospitals.