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A new report card on hospital safety gave a C – the lowest grade offered in this first year of the report – to well over half of the 47 Arizona hospitals that were ranked in the report.

Az hospitals fare poorly in patient safety survey

Jun 9, 2012 ◇ Jerilyn Forsythe/Cronkite News Service

More than half of the 47 Arizona hospitals ranked in a recent survey of patient safety got a grade of C, the lowest grade offered in the first year of the national report. Read more»

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