Separating myth and reality in aid in dying
The aid-in-dying issue has come before the legislature before and has been controversial each time.
The virus is surging and the death rate is increasing as the already overburdened health system is in crisis. Yet, there is talk of the legislature again considering a bill to permit doctors to provide lethal prescriptions to terminally ill adults requesting them. This is despite the fact that such bills have stalled in committee five times in the past and due to the pandemic, the legislature may meet virtually for much of the upcoming session. Proponents will be talking about choice and compassion. Let’s separate rhetoric from reality.
Leapfrog: Connecticut hospitals graded from best to worst on safety
Andrew DaRosa
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In its biannual report, the Leapfrog Group has graded 22 of Connecticut s hospitals based on safety.
The nonprofit, which monitors and reports hospital safety data, grades hospital safety based on a number of factors, including the number of infections and the types of practices in place to prevent errors. The Leapfrog Group looks at the data available from each hospital, and determines how well they ve performed on a graded scale that ranges from A to F.
In Connecticut, seven hospitals received an A grade, five received a B and 10 received a C grade.
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