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Article: WISCONSIN HOSPITALS LOWER MORTALITY RATES, REPORT SAYS ACCORDING TO A HOSPITAL GROUP, TODAY'S HEALTH CARE IS OF HIGHER QUALITY.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- January 5, 2006
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Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125
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CORRECTION: The most significant decline in mortality rates at Wisconsin hospitals from 2001 to 2004 was in carotid endarterectomy, a surgery to remove plaque from the carotid artery in the neck. The number of deaths per 100 discharges dropped from 1.2 to 0.5, a decline of 58 percent. The information was incorrect in a story on Page 1 of Thursday's Local section.
(correction published 1-6-06)
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