Trauma centers serving mostly white patients have lower death rates for patients of all races

Nearly 80 percent of trauma centers in the United States that serve predominantly minority patients have higher-than-expected death rates. Moreover, trauma patients of all races are 40 percent less likely to die — regardless of the severity of their injuries — if they are treated at hospitals with lower-than-expected mortality rates, the vast majority of which serve predominantly white patients.

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