Pennsylvania hospitals seeing higher death rates from common ailments

More people are dying from some common illnesses in Pennsylvania hospitals, according to an independent state agency.

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council's annual "Hospital Performance Report" compares statistics from 2021 to data collected in 2016, showing an increase in mortality rate for lung blood clots, kidney failure and diabetes.

The three biggest increases were in patients treated for respiratory failure, heart attack and a blood infection commonly known as sepsis.