New safety grades released by a national watchdog organization focused on improving health care in the United States.
The Leapfrog Group on Wednesday released the fall 2021 Hospital Safety Grade, which assigns a letter grade to the nation’s general hospitals based on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections that kill or harm patients.
This year’s list reviewed just over 2,900 hospitals, the largest number of hospitals ever graded.
Lakeland Regional Hospital scored a C click here
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“As the pandemic continues, we all have heightened awareness of the importance of hospitals in our communities and in our lives,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group, in a news release. “It is critical that all hospitals put patient safety first.”
Now we have more information on more hospitals than ever before, so people can protect themselves and their families,” Binder said.