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'Hospital Safety Grade' Public Service Announcements from The Leapfrog Group
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ERRORS IN HOSPITALS ARE THE THIRD-LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, IN THE U-S. BUT, SOME HOSPITALS ARE BETTER AT PROTECTING THEIR PATIENTS THAN OTHERS. TWICE A YEAR, NONPROFIT WATCHDOG, "THE LEAPFROG GROUP", ISSUES HOSPITAL-SAFETY GRADES. SEE HOW YOUR LOCAL HOSPITALS DO, ON SAFETY--BY VISITING "HOSPITAL-SAFETY-GRADE"-DOT-ORG.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT ERRORS, 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. THAT'S WHY THE NONPROFIT WATCHDOG, "THE LEAPFROG GROUP", CREATED THE "HOSPITAL-SAFETY GRADE"--A LETTER-GRADE THAT'S ASSIGNED BY EXPERTS, TWICE A YEAR, TO ALL GENERAL-HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY. YOU CAN SEE HOW YOUR LOCAL HOSPITALS DID, FOR FREE--AND GET TIPS ON STAYING SAFE--BY VISITING "HOSPITAL-SAFETY-GRADE"-DOT-ORG. THAT'S "HOSPITAL-SAFETY-GRADE"-DOT-ORG.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT 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. THAT'S WHY THE NONPROFIT WATCHDOG, "THE LEAPFROG GROUP", CREATED THE "HOSPITAL-SAFETY GRADE"--A LETTER-GRADE THAT'S ASSIGNED BY EXPERTS, TWICE A YEAR, TO ALL GENERAL-HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY. THE "HOSPITAL-SAFETY GRADE" IS BASED STRICTLY ON PATIENT-SAFETY: EACH "A", "B", "C", "D", OR "F" RATES JUST HOW WELL A HOSPITAL PROTECTS ITS PATIENTS, FROM ERRORS, INJURIES, AND INFECTIONS. THESE MISTAKES KILL OR HARM MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, EVERY YEAR. AND, HOSPITALS THAT PUT SAFETY FIRST PROTECT MORE OF THEIR PATIENTS FROM THESE AVOIDABLE MISTAKES. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH HOSPITALS, IN YOUR AREA, ARE THE SAFEST--AS WELL AS TO SEEK OUT HOSPITALS WITH AN "A"-GRADE, WHENEVER POSSIBLE. YOU CAN SEE HOW YOUR LOCAL HOSPITALS DID, FOR FREE--AND GET TIPS ON STAYING SAFE--BY VISITING "HOSPITAL-SAFETY-GRADE"-DOT-ORG. THAT'S "HOSPITAL-SAFETY-GRADE"-DOT-ORG.
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