{"id":3836,"date":"2015-10-08T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.facadeinteractive.com\/srddlaw\/?p=3836"},"modified":"2017-12-08T22:33:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T22:33:06","slug":"hospital-in-kingston-ny-rated-among-the-worst-in-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stengerglass.com\/hospital-in-kingston-ny-rated-among-the-worst-in-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital in Kingston, NY, Rated among the Worst in Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"
When you have to go to the hospital, you trust that they know what they are doing. You have to, because it\u2019s not like you can perform surgery on yourself. We have no choice but to put our lives in their hands\u2014and to trust them with it.<\/p>\n
But sometimes this goes awry.<\/p>\n
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Medical malpractice is one of the most heartbreaking\u2014and terrifying\u2014parts of modern life. Recently, one of our very own hospitals was rated the nineteenth worst hospital<\/a> in the nation by BetterDoctor.com. The HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley Broadway Campus in Kingston, NY, underperformed in five of the 19 categories compared to the national trends. These categories included the death rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and the pneumonia 30-day mortality rate, among others.<\/p>\n A spokesman for HealthAlliance dismissed the report and its ranking, saying that they were \u201cunfamiliar with the source.\u201d The website that released the report compiles data from Medicare.gov and has been tracking these categories closely since 2012. We do not know if this information is a true and fair representation of the Kingston hospital\u2019s performance, but it is a reminder to be highly critical when choosing medical care for you and your loved ones.<\/p>\n