The Department of Health & Human Services recently released a report of statistics concerning hospital injuries and fatalities.  According to the report, 1 in 7 hospitalized Medicare patients is the victim of a treatment mistake.  Medical researchers estimated that these mistakes account for 180,000 deaths a year.

The report indicated three main causes for the treatment mistakes including urinary tract infections from catheters, incorrect medications and excessive bleeding after surgery.  CNN Health suggests that patients always bring someone with them to the hospital, know the medications they are taking and beware of catheters to lessen the chance of suffering from a treatment mistake.

The President and CEO of the American Hospital Association, Rich Umbdenstock, stated, "While hospitals have made great strides in improving care, this report highlights that there is more we can do".

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