HSS singled out for significantly lower infection rate for hip replacement
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 23:07
in Health & Medicine
A new report on infection rates from the New York State Department of Health singles out Hospital for Special Surgery as the only hospital in New York State with a statistically lower rate of surgical site infection (SSI) compared to the state average for hip replacement/revision surgery...
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