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    Medical Errors Rise to Third Place in American Leading Causes of Death

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    Posted on January 20, 2014 To

    More than 210,000 patients die each year from preventable causes while in hospitals or under physicians’ care. This number actually indicates a larger issue of an “epidemic of patient harm”, according to a study by the Journal of Patient Safety. People go to hospitals when they are in dire need of medical care or have limited options, but patient trust may be wrongly placed in these institutions’ hands. Multiple causes began this trend of declining patient safety, but hopefully awareness can reverse the dangerous pattern.

    To read more on this worrying phenomenon click here: Letting America Know