‘Extremely rare’: How St. Bernard Hospital transformed its Leapfrog safety grad

Writing in Modern Healthcare, Mari Devereaux explains how St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago improved its patient safety grade from an “F” to an “A” in just under two years — something health experts called an “extremely rare” feat.

Resource Library: How hospital quality ratings work

How an ‘F’ grade became a wake-up call for this hospital

Twice a year, Leapfrog Group grades more than 2,800 hospitals on how well they perform on patient safety. Generally, less than 1% of hospitals receive the lowest grade of “F,” which indicates that they did not perform well on several safety standards, including infection prevention,...