http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/21/US-Surgical-Errors-Cost-Nearly-15-Billion-Annually.aspxA recent analysis by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) indicates that employers pay out almost $1.5 billion each year to cover the costs incurred from preventable adverse medical events in surgical patients. The costs of surgicalenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/21/US-Surgical-Errors-Cost-Nearly-15-Billion-Annually.aspx#128598Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:34:47 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128598feel_good_todayDH was in a car wreck broke both ankles-had surgery<br />2 months later staph surfaced he came in contact with on the operating table--the hospital he had surgery is notorious for staph--we knew this when he was taken there via ambulance--I refused, but the alternative was 2 hours away<br /><br />5 months later-bones healed enough to take the plate out-staph had worsened-another $40,000. expense that was all because of the hospital procedure to hand out staph tickets to anyone that entered their OR<br /><br />they (hospital) dont want you healed-how would the facility survive if you were healthy<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128598" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/21/US-Surgical-Errors-Cost-Nearly-15-Billion-Annually.aspx#128597Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:34:14 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128597MagnoliaAll the more reason to have a knowledgeable patient advocate NOT affiliated with the hospital or physician's group, looking out for your interests in the event you need surgery. Even better to live your life so that the likelyhood of medical intervention is extremely low.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128597" width="1" height="1">