The death rate at Watford, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead hospitals has dropped, according to new figures.
The report by Dr Foster, UK provider of healthcare analysis, said that between April 2013 and September 2014 mortality at West Herts hospitals dropped by more than 21 per cent The national decrease during that time was 3.3 per cent.
Dr Mike van der Watt, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust medical director, said: "I am extremely pleased with the new figures published by Dr Foster and I hope they offer added reassurance to our patients and local people about the safety and quality of the care provided in our hospitals.
"Our doctors, nurses, midwives and other staff work hard to provide the best quality service to our patients and these figures show that they are doing a good job. However, we are not complacent and we need to continue to keep our mortality rates low."
Geoff Brown, chief executive of Healthwatch Hertfordshire, said: "The staff at Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans hospitals are to be commended for all that they’ve done to reduce mortality at the hospitals by so much and in such a short time."
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