New Estimate: Over 400,000 May Die Each Year In U.S. Due To Hospital Mistakes
In an article appearing in Scientific American entitled, “How Many Die from Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?,” the frequently quoted figure of up to 98,000 annual deaths in U.S. hospitals due to medical negligence has been updated to at least 210,000 and may be more than 400,000 prema[...]