Passage Summary: A study found that you are statistically less likely to recover from an illness if you are treated at a big city hospital than if you go to a small country one.

Reasoning: Data indicates that patients at large urban hospitals have lower recovery rates compared to those at smaller rural hospitals.

Analysis: We are faced with a surprising discrepancy between two types of medical environments. To resolve this paradox, we need to identify a factor that distinguishes the two settings, such as the severity of the illnesses treated or the demographics of the patients. Since this is an 'EXCEPT' question, the correct answer will be the one that either fails to explain the gap or perhaps even makes the difference more confusing.