Academic Medical Centers Appear To Have Lower Death Rates For Older Adults Than Other Facilities, Study Finds.

reports that although academic medical centers tend to be more expensive than community hospitals, they “appear to have lower death rates for older adults than other facilities,” according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers “found 8.3 percent of patients died within 30 days of hospitalization at major teaching hospitals, compared with 9.2 percent at minor teaching hospitals and 9.5 percent at community hospitals.” http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-hospitals-usa-mortality-idUSKBN18J2UG