PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - July 23 - Reuters
Story date: 2008-07-22 02:15:00
Added on: 2008-07-23 15:25:23
New South Wales patients will be able to compare hospitals' safety records after Health Minister Reba Meagher backed the publication of infection rates as part of a uniform national health scheme. An estimated 200,000 patients a year are infected ...
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