Poorly performing hospitals found near travel hot spots

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USA Today, August 31, 2009

An analysis found that two dozen hospitals near popular travel destinations, as compiled by the National Travel Monitor, have death rates among the worst in the country. A separate analysis shows that one of every four hospitals with high death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia—94 of 402—are near state parks.

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