Older Women More Likely to Receive Heart Surgery, Die at Low Quality Hospitals

July 10, 2024

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5-15 mins
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Presented by Health Lab

Could the hospitals you are sending your loved ones affect their quality of care? A new study from Michigan Medicine found that women over the age of 65 who require complex heart surgery are more likely than men to receive care at low-quality hospitals — where they also die in greater numbers.

 

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