Hospitals That Are Just Average?

The New Yorker takes a look at a question that I guess is in the back of everyone's mind but no one want so think about it. Hospitals are not all the same and some are better than others, but will people accept the mediocracy or averageness of some hospitals? Using Cystic Fibrosis treatment in the US as an example, the article investigates how different institutes around America are treating the disease and how the top ranked institutions are better than other ones. In the end, it does make you think; is the hospital you're going to average and are you willing to accept that?