An analysis of hospital admissions uncovered that “potentially preventable” hospital admissions cost Minnesotans about $2 billion in 2012. The first analysis of the state’s 2012 hospital admissions and emergency department data reveals there were nearly 1.3 million emergency department visits that were deemed “potentially preventable.” Those numbers mean that about 2 in 3 visits were deemed […]
Which Minnesota Counties Are the Healthiest?
New data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found out which Minnesota counties are the healthiest, and which ones need some work. To compile their report, researchers gave out health grades based on life expectancy and how healthy people in each counties feel while the’re alive. According to the data, southern Minnesota counties are much […]
