Healthcare DIVE April 30, 2021
Ron Shinkman

Dive Brief:

  • One-third of the nation’s hospitals received A grades for the quality of care they provide, according to the Leapfrog Group’s annual survey, which graded more than 2,700 acute care facilities nationwide. Another 24% received B grades, suggesting that the nation’s hospitals are generally performing well in terms of the quality and safety of care being delivered.
  • More rare are the 27 “straight A” hospitals that have received the top grade for each of the 19 annual surveys the Leapfrog Group has performed to date. They include facilities such as Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston, the Mayo Clinic’s hospital in Phoenix and the University of Chicago Medical Center.
  • The survey of the hospitals took place just...

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