Pennsylvania hospitals demonstrated a significant decrease in mortality rates for nine conditions between 2012-17, according to a state report cited by the Times Leader.
The Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council, an independent state agency, releases an annual "Hospital Performance Report" on cost and quality at hospitals across the state. The most recent report includes data on adults discharged between October 2016 and September 2017 who had one of 16 different medical conditions or procedures.
Statewide, the biggest drop in mortality occurred for respiratory failure. This figure fell from 15.2 percent in 2012 to 8.9 percent in 2017.
Sepsis-related mortality rates fell from 13.8 percent to 9.3 percent over the study period, while heart attack-medical management dropped from 9 percent to 7.6 percent.
None of the conditions involved in the analysis saw significant increases in mortality across the state.