They haven't won a war in sixty years. The budget exceeds that spent by most other countries combined. They seem to be discovering all sorts of indiscretions made by senior officers. They insist on funding weapons that don't work as advertised (or funds expended). The current VA fiasco. And now we get a story that the military hospitals (those used by active service personnel) have problems implementing basic systems to protect the life of their patients.
Essentially, the hospitals don't do much with regard to safety inspections, which are de rigeur for most hospitals in the U.S. These inspections are generated when patients unexpectedly die or suffer severe injuries. In the period 2011-2013 the military hospitals reported 239 unexpected deaths, yet they investigated only 100.
The hospitals seem to have a particular problem delivering babies. There are 50,000 babies born every year in the hospitals, but they are twice as likely to be injured during delivery as babies born elsewhere.
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