Are hospitals deadlier in July?

The July-effect does exist, but not in a bubble. I have been witness to the reality of the new onslaught of residents.
Yes, there is an air of hesitancy amongst the staff, but it can be horribly exaggerated.
It is all in the approach and the delivery of care. The health care team is only as strong as it’s weakest link and that link can be the new resident, the new surgeon, the new nurse, etc. The list is endless.
While mistakes can and are made we all need to take the July-effect with a grain of salt.
Ignorance and pompous arrogance are the main culprits that sparked this spiny urban legend within the hospital systems. The July-effect does exist, but it’s not something we have to be afraid of.
Nor should it be cause for some sort of public panic.

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More than 16,000 U.S. medical school graduates are awarded M.D. degrees each year, and many enter their residency programs at teaching hospitals in July. Now, a growing body of research suggests that month might be a more deadly time in U.S. hospitals. According to a recent study from the University of California, San Diego, deaths from medication errors increase by 10 percent during July, a so-called July effect as students graduate from medical school and enter residency programs. Researchers examined more than 240,000 death certificates of people who died of complications from medication errors between 1979 and 2006, and found mortality rates consistently spiked in July, especially in counties with teaching hospitals. Read more at www.cnn.com

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