The Hospital Safety Scores released recently by The Leapfrog Group show key shifts among many hospitals on the letter grades rating them on errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. While overall progress remains elusive, the data showed encouraging signs, with hospitals taking steps to make safety a priority by consistently maintaining an “A” score or by raising a lower score to an “A” over time. These are key findings:
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Of the 2,530 hospitals issued a Hospital Safety Score, 773 earned an A, 724 earned a B, 866 earned a C, 133 earned a D, and 34 earned an F.
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133 hospitals earned the “Straight A” designation, which calls attention to hospitals that have consistently received an A grade for safety since the Hospital Safety Score launched in 2012.
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Zero hospitals in the District of Columbia, Alaska, North Dakota, New Mexico, Vermont, or Wyoming received an A grade.
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Due to a considerable data update, 46% of hospitals changed at least one letter grade.
The Hospital Safety Score assigns letter grades to more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals twice per year. For more information and to view the list of state rankings, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.
