Hospitals improve infection control, medication safety: Leapfrog
Fewer hospital-associated infections, better hand hygiene and improved medication safety enabled a number of hospitals to earn higher safety grades from The Leapfrog Group.
Four Sarasota area hospitals earn A grades in latest Leapfrog Group health safety rankings
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center earned an A grade from the Leapfrog Group for the first time since fall 2021, joining 3 Sarasota County hospitals
Mayo Clinic Health System among those hospitals scoring A grades for patient safety
All nine eligible Mayo Clinic hospitals, including Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and Austin have earned A grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization that provides safety ratings.
Illinois hospital safety grades: See how your hospital ranked in a new safety report
More than 3,000 hospitals across the country were graded by independent health care watchdog group Leapfrog in a new report for 2024. In Illinois, 27 Chicago-area hospitals received an "A" grade.
Carteret Health Care earns another ‘A’ hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group for patient safety
Carteret Health Care has earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade this fall from The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that sets the benchmark for excellence in patient care.
6 Endeavor Health Hospitals Earn A's in Latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades
Six Endeavor HealthSM hospitals have earned A grades from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care: Edward Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital, Evanston Hospital,
Nine Ardent Health Facilities Earn “A” Hospital Safety Grade From The Leapfrog Group
Ardent Health (NYSE: ARDT), a leading provider of healthcare in growing midsize urban communities across the U.S., today announced that nine of its facilities earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group,
9 local hospitals received A grades for safety from Leapfrog
The fall 2024 survey, the second of the two released every year, has shown improvements overall with health system acquired infections, hand hygiene and safety with medication. Nine Pittsburgh-region hospitals received A grades from health safety watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group in its fall report.
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