A study analyzing over 106,000 surgical cases in East, Central, and Southern Africa reveals that faith-based hospitals have significantly lower mortality rates compared to public and private hospitals. The overall perioperative mortality rate was 1.6%. Specifically, faith-based hospitals experienced a 57% lower mortality rate than public hospitals and 47% lower than private hospitals during major operations. These findings suggest that the practices and resources integral to faith-based hospitals contribute positively to surgical outcomes in this region.
Journal Article by Parker RK, Yankunze Y (…) Mwachiro MM et 4 al. in JAMA Surg