SACRAMENTO — California's first attempt to shed light on the prevalence of potentially lethal superbugs in hospitals was roundly dismissed as a disappointment Thursday, when state public health officials released long-awaited data on hospital-borne infections.
More than 12,000 Californians die each year – more than the number of traffic fatalities – because of infections acquired in hospitals, but Thursday's report offered little help in determining which hospitals have done a better job at vanquishing the scourge of superbugs and was virtually useless to consumers.
State officials and industry spokespeople acknowledged that the data released Thursday were of limited value because of inconsistent reporting standards and the fact that many hospitals did not fully participate in the state-mandated project.
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