Healthcare

Did you know?

• 650 fires occur in operating rooms during surgery every year in the U.S.
• 200,000 deaths occur every year due to preventable medical errors.
• 1.7 million Americans go to the hospital every year and get infections that they did not have the day they arrived.
• 14,500 deaths per year are caused by radiation exposure from CT scans.
• 2,000 patients have surgical material left inside of them during operations every year.
• 1/2 of the total healthcare cost goes to hospitals and doctors.
• $650 to $850 billion per year are spent on defensive medicine.
• $325 billion could be saved by avoiding unwarranted medical care.