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Hospitals receive heart bypass "report card"

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter,  KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published April 5, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 19 years ago.

A state report ranked San Diego County's hospitals by cardiac bypass death rates. The news isn't good for Alvarado Hospital, but Sharp Heathcare scored quite well. Joe Scherger, a patient safety advoc

Hospitals receive heart bypass "report card"


A state report ranked San Diego County's hospitals by cardiac bypass death rates. The news isn't good for Alvarado Hospital, but Sharp Heathcare scored quite well. Joe Scherger, a patient safety advocate, gives us the county's heart bypass "report card."

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  • Dr. Joe Scherger , executive director of the San Diego Center for Patient Safety. He's also a professor in the department of Family and Preventive Medicine at UCSD School of Medicine.
Thomas Fudge
A journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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