Leapfrog grades more than 2,700 hospitals from ‘A’ to ‘F’. How did yours fare?

The Leapfrog Group on Thursday released its Spring Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, giving about one-third of hospitals an “A” grade—but giving more than 40% of hospitals a “C” or worse.

Cheat sheets: How hospital quality ratings work

Methodology

For the report, Leapfrog assigned “A” to “F” letter grades to more than 2,700 general acute-care hospitals in the United States based on up to 27 national patient safety measures from CMS and the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, as well as data from supplemental sources. The measures include 12 process and structural metrics, such as hand hygiene and ICU physician staffing, as well as 15 outcome metrics, including rates of falls and trauma and pressure ulcers....