Winter Valley Hospital reports 36 inpatient deaths in the month of March. Of those deaths, seven are autopsied in the hospital, two are removed by the medical examiner, and three bodies of former patients (two home health care patients and one outpatient) are returned to the hospital for autopsy. What is the net autopsy rate?

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[7 hospital autopsies/(36 inpatient deaths * 2 removed)]* 100 = 20.5888 rounded to 20.59%.

Winter Valley Hospital Reports 36 Inpatient Deaths in the Month