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UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm CT Reply The Leapfrog Group recently released its spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades, assessing more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals on how well a facility prevents medical errors and other harm to patients. (Shutterstock) AUSTIN, TX — Several Austin area hospitals received top safety marks while others didn't quite measure up in The Leapfrog Group's annual spring safety grades released Thursday. The nonprofit health care watchdog group grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from "A" to "F" based on each hospital's ability to protect patients fr...

Illinois Hospital Safety Grades 2021: The Best And The Worst Patch 3 hrs ago Jeff Arnold © Shutterstock The Leapfrog Group recently released its spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades, assessing more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals on how well a facility prevents medical errors and other harm to patients. ILLINOIS — Several Illinois hospitals received top safety marks while others didn’t quite measure up in The Leapfrog Group’s annual spring safety grades released Thursday. The nonprofit health care watchdog group grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from �...

Reply See the latest safety grades for area hospitals here. (Shutterstock) DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — The research group Leapfrog has published their latest update to hospital safety grades, and several hospitals around the Delaware County area are included on the list. Riddle Hospital was among just 56 across Pennsylvania to receive the top "A" grade for safety, the study shows. Specifically, the study ranked hospitals based on their ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries, and infections Here's how some other local hospitals stacked up: Subscribe

Reply Wellstar Douglas Hospital was one of 24 Georgia hospitals that scored an "A" for safety in ratings released Thursday by a nonprofit health-care watchdog group. (Jim Massara / Patch) DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Even during a pandemic, Wellstar Douglas Hospital was ranked among the safest hospitals in Georgia last week by a nationwide nonprofit health-care watchdog group. The Douglasville hospital received an "A" grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing how well it protected patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. Leapfrog's l...

UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 12:16 pm ET Reply See the latest safety grades for area hospitals here. (Shutterstock) WYNNEWOOD, PA — Lankenau Medical Center is toward the bottom of the pack in the latest hospital safety grades put out by the research group Leapfrog. The hospital was among 30 across Pennsylvania to receive the "C" grade for safety, the study shows. Specifically, the study ranked hospitals based on their ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections. More than 2,700 general, acute-care U.S. hospitals were assessed nationwide for Leapfrog...