USA TODAY NETWORK in Partnership with Kaiser Health News Uncovers Deadly Results at U.S. Surgery Centers
March 02 2018 - 11:40AM
Business Wire
Fatal flaws found in the most comprehensive
investigation of the industry to date
USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), in an
investigative partnership with Kaiser Health News, brought to light
the deadly outcomes at U.S. stand-alone surgery centers. The joint
investigation found at least 260 deaths at U.S. surgery centers
since 2013 and was the most comprehensive reporting on the industry
to date.
The heartbreaking investigation showed that some people died
after simple procedures, such as colonoscopies and tonsillectomies,
and others died after more complex procedures like those Medicare
has approved to be performed in outpatient centers in recent
years.
These outpatient facilities often do not have the same level of
oversight, equipment and staff training required at full-service
hospitals. Even so, Medicare officials have helped expand their use
without conducting independent safety studies.
“This is the type of investigation that could ultimately help
save lives,” said Chris Davis, head of investigative journalism at
USA TODAY NETWORK. “The NETWORK and Kaiser Health News reporters
who worked on the project have given a voice to people who trusted
our medical system and feel it failed them.”
Led by Kaiser Health News and The Indianapolis Star, part of the
USA TODAY NETWORK, a team of journalists pored through thousands of
pages of court records and crisscrossed the U.S. to talk to injured
patients or families of the deceased. For more than a year, using
federal and state open records laws, reporters gathered more than
12,000 inspection records and 1,500 complaint reports, as well
autopsies, EMS documents and medical records that became the
foundation for this report.
For more on this series, please visit
surgerycenters.usatoday.com
About USA TODAY NETWORK
USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co, Inc. (NYSE: GCI), is the
largest local-to-national media organization in the country,
powered by our award-winning newsrooms and marketing solutions
business. With deep roots in local communities spanning the U.S.
with more than 100 brands, plus USA TODAY, we engage more than 110
million people every month through a diverse portfolio of
multi-platform content offerings and experiences. For more
information, visit www.gannett.com.
About Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit news service covering
health issues. It is an editorially independent program of
the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which is not affiliated
with Kaiser Permanente. Based in KFF’s Washington, DC, offices, KHN
has reporters across the nation, and partners with a wide range of
print, digital and broadcast media.
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