An important note about this as an average–some hospitals have incredibly low hospital-acquired infection rates, and others are shockingly high. A HUGE factor is just how nice the facilities are and how well-trained the doctors are, which is why there are 3rd parties that evaluate as much for hospitals each year. Do your research and know where to go in your area that has scored highest on quality of care investigations!
Assuming that you have a choice. Most hospitalizations aren’t planned.
Quite a lot are planned–surgeries, for example. Best to do your research. Also, if you’ve already done your research and then have an emergency, you’ll know which hospital to go to.
Not every surgery!
The broader spectrum of medical malpractice is something that probably should get more attention than it does.
My wife is a nurse and went through the whole pandemic without getting COVID. She did get it however, when she was waiting for her gall bladder removal surgery just after things were getting back to normal.
