When it comes to different indicators of hospital quality, people most often say that reports of medical errors or mistakes tell a lot about the quality of a hospital (70%). This ranked higher than other indicators such as how much experience the hospital has in particular tests or surgeries (65%), how many patients die after surgery (57%), patient surveys of quality of care (52%), and whether the hospital had passed independent review (50%). Fewer than half said that one could tell a lot about the quality of a hospital based on the number of patients who don’t get standard recommended treatments (47%), how long it takes the hospital to return test results (47%), whether it’s a teaching hospital (44%), and whether it was rated highly by local newspapers and magazines (28%).