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The Leapfrog Group Releases Its National 'Hospital Safety Grade' Report for Spring 2019
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(OPEN):
DID YOU KNOW THAT MEDICAL ERRORS AND INFECTIONS, IN HOSPITALS, ARE THE THIRD-LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, IN THE U-S?
THAT'S A FRIGHTENING STATISTIC. BUT, SOME HOSPITALS ARE BETTER AT PROTECTING THEIR PATIENTS THAN OTHERS.
AND, YOU CAN FIND OUT WHICH ARE THE SAFEST. THAT'S WHY THE NONPROFIT WATCHDOG,
"THE LEAPFROG GROUP", CREATED THE "HOSPITAL-SAFETY
GRADE"--A LETTER-GRADE OF "A", "B",
"C", "D", OR "F", ASSIGNED BY EXPERTS, TO ALL GENERAL-HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY, ON HOW SAFE THEY ARE FOR PATIENTS.
LEAH BINDER [LIKE "BIND", NOT "BIN"] IS
"LEAPFROG'S" PRESIDENT AND C-E-O...
(BINDER):
"SO MUCH CAN GO WRONG IN A HOSPITAL. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH HOSPITALS, IN YOUR AREA, ARE THE
SAFEST--AND [TO] LOOK FOR THE HIGHEST 'LEAPFROG' HOSPITAL-SAFETY GRADES.
UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN 'A'-GRADED HOSPITALS AREN'T PERFECTLY SAFE. SO, WE ALSO OFFER STEPS [THAT] YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
OUR GOAL IS FOR PATIENTS TO STAY SAFE--AND FOR HOSPITALS TO PUT PATIENTS
FIRST--EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY."
(CLOSE):
COMPARE LOCAL HOSPITALS, FOR
FREE--AND GET TIPS ON STAYING SAFE--BY VISITING "HOSPITAL-SAFETY-GRADE"-DOT-ORG.
Additional,
market-specific soundbites from Leah Binder (available in MP3 only):
Atlanta (:17) |
Chicago (:18) |
Dallas/Fort
Worth (:18) | Denver
(:17) | Houston
(:18) | New
Orleans (:18) | Oregon
(statewide; :20) | Portland
(:16)
For evergreen "Hospital Safety Grade" PSAs, click
here.
-- Spring 2019 State Rankings (© The Leapfrog Group) --
|
Spring
2019 Ranking (Including Ties) |
State
(Including D.C.) |
Percentage
of A-Rated Hospitals for Spring 2019 |
Fall
2018 |
Percentage
of A-Rated Hospitals for Fall 2018 |
|
1 |
Oregon |
58.06% |
2 |
54.55% |
|
2 |
Virginia |
53.03% |
3 |
51.52% |
|
3 |
Maine |
50.00% |
10 |
40.00% |
|
4 |
Massachusetts |
48.28% |
4 |
44.07% |
|
5 |
Utah |
48.00% |
15 |
36.00% |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
45.59% |
1 |
56.72% |
|
7 |
Rhode Island |
42.86% |
7 |
42.86% |
|
8 |
Ohio |
42.20% |
8 |
42.73% |
|
9 |
Texas |
41.43% |
5 |
43.06% |
|
10 |
Colorado |
41.03% |
9 |
41.46% |
|
11 |
Louisiana |
40.74% |
12 |
39.22% |
|
12 |
South Carolina |
40.00% |
26 |
30.43% |
|
12 |
Idaho |
40.00% |
27 |
30.00% |
|
14 |
Illinois |
38.18% |
13 |
39.09% |
|
15 |
Georgia |
35.53% |
17 |
34.67% |
|
16 |
Wisconsin |
35.19% |
22 |
32.73% |
|
17 |
Florida |
35.09% |
19 |
33.91% |
|
18 |
Pennsylvania |
34.38% |
14 |
37.88% |
|
19 |
North Carolina |
34.18% |
6 |
43.04% |
|
20 |
California |
33.98% |
23 |
32.42% |
|
21 |
Hawaii |
33.33% |
20 |
33.33% |
|
22 |
Michigan |
32.10% |
11 |
39.51% |
|
23 |
Tennessee |
31.25% |
35 |
23.08% |
|
24 |
Nevada |
30.00% |
16 |
35.00% |
|
25 |
Washington |
29.55% |
32 |
24.44% |
|
26 |
Oklahoma |
28.95% |
29 |
25.64% |
|
27 |
Kansas |
26.67% |
24 |
32.26% |
|
28 |
Missouri |
25.86% |
34 |
23.33% |
|
29 |
Mississippi |
25.71% |
18 |
34.29% |
|
30 |
Montana |
25.00% |
20 |
33.33% |
|
30 |
Maryland |
25.00% |
38 |
20.00% |
|
32 |
New Hampshire |
23.08% |
25 |
30.77% |
|
33 |
Kentucky |
21.15% |
33 |
23.53% |
|
34 |
Arizona |
20.00% |
37 |
21.74% |
|
34 |
New Mexico |
20.00% |
42 |
14.29% |
|
36 |
Indiana |
18.33% |
36 |
22.58% |
|
37 |
Minnesota |
17.14% |
30 |
25.00% |
|
38 |
Vermont |
16.67% |
40 |
16.67% |
|
39 |
Alabama |
16.28% |
39 |
18.87% |
|
40 |
Connecticut |
16.00% |
47 |
8.00% |
|
41 |
South Dakota |
10.00% |
43 |
10.00% |
|
42 |
Iowa |
9.09% |
45 |
9.09% |
|
43 |
New York |
7.53% |
46 |
8.28% |
|
44 |
Nebraska |
7.14% |
48 |
6.67% |
|
45 |
Arkansas |
6.90% |
43 |
10.00% |
|
46 |
West Virginia |
4.35% |
40 |
16.67% |
|
47 |
Wyoming |
0.00% |
28 |
29.57% |
|
47 |
Alaska |
0.00% |
30 |
25.00% |
|
47 |
Washington, D.C. |
0.00% |
49 |
0.00% |
|
47 |
Delaware |
0.00% |
49 |
0.00% |
|
47 |
North Dakota |
0.00% |
49 |
0.00% |
