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• I am not sure we would meet the WP:GNG notability requirement for most hospitals. The review sources mentioned by Bluerasberry would probably be considered indiscriminate for the purposes of notability. They also would be considered primary sources even if reprinted by other organizations, and would therefore be subject to the objection that the data needs interpretation. And I've found it quite difficult finding other sources for most hospitals that were more than incidental mentions or press releases. DGG ( talk ) 21:07, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

DGG I also am unsure of the use of these kinds of sources. It is a difficult situation. The sources I describe are generated by third party oversight organizations of the sort which are supposed to detect mismanagement of taxpayer funds and hospital safety, but I agree with DGG that the nature of their publication puts them in an odd space where they simultaneously meet and fail to meet WP:RS in atypical ways. I agree with DGG that most hospital coverage is incidental mentions. I could be misguided about what I am thinking and would not take action in this direction without a lot of community consultation. Right now, what I described probably is not even possible. Blue Rasberry (talk) 17:01, 19 November 2014 (UTC)