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Some of region's top hospitals face penalties for infections, injuries

In its toughest crackdown yet on medical errors, the federal government is cutting payments to 721 hospitals for having high rates of infections and other patient injuries, records released this month show.

The nation's first surgical amphitheater, at Pennsylvania Hospital. Academic medical centers face challenges others do not, and Penn's quality draws very sick patients, said Dr. P.J. Brennan, with Penn Medicine, which operates the hospital.
The nation's first surgical amphitheater, at Pennsylvania Hospital. Academic medical centers face challenges others do not, and Penn's quality draws very sick patients, said Dr. P.J. Brennan, with Penn Medicine, which operates the hospital.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / File Photo
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