Mercy Fort Smith and NWA only hospitals in Arkansas to earn ‘A’ grade in latest Leapfrog Group report
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit group, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety.
Author: 5NEWS Web Staff
Updated: 10:19 AM CST December 14, 2020
ROGERS, Arkansas — The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety with the goal of helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
The group released its Fall 2020 patient safety grades on Monday (Dec. 14) and announced that Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers each earned an "A" grade, demonstrating a continued commitment to patient safety.