[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Velvet

I find it kind of naive and misleading if the demographics is not taken into account in evaluating and rating a hospital. My FIL was CEO of the largest cancer hospital in my northern city and while they lost a lot of patients because of the nature of their illness, the hospital is considered one of the best in the country.

A doc told me some years ago when someone reports with major illness, the goal is usually to keep them alive long enough to pass on from some other disease.