The Leapfrog Group releases its national Hospital Safety Grade report for spring 2022

(The updated rankings for all states—plus D.C.—are available at https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-grade/state-rankings.) -- GENERAL/NATIONAL WRAP (:50) -- Some hospitals are better at protecting their patients than others. That’s why the nonprofit watchdog, “The Leapfrog Group”, issues its “Hospital-Safety Grade”, twice a year; the report features a letter-grade of “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, or “F” that’s assigned, by experts, to the nation’s general-hospitals. Leah Binder [like “bind”, not “bin”] is “Leapfrog’s” president and C-E-O… “The pandemic put an enormous strain on our healthcare-system. Hospital-safety is more important than ever—and some hospitals are safer than others. Over 500 people die of preventable infections, patient-injuries, or medical errors, every day, in the United States. We created the ‘Hospital-Safety Grade’ so people can find the safest hospital in their local area.” To compare local hospitals, for free—and to get tips on staying safe—visit “hospital-safety-grade”-dot-org. -- ADDITIONAL SOUNDBITES FOR FIVE HIGHLIGHTED STATES -- Florida: “In our latest round of ‘Leapfrog’ hospital-safety grades, Florida ranks 17th in the nation; we gave 35-percent of Florida-hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from medical errors and infections—and that saves lives, every day. All of the latest grades for local hospitals are available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:23) Michigan: “In our latest round of ‘Leapfrog’ hospital-safety grades, Michigan ranks fifth in the nation; we gave just over half of Michigan-hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from medical errors and infections—and that saves lives, every day. All of the latest grades for local hospitals are available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:23) North Carolina: “In our latest round of ‘Leapfrog’ hospital-safety grades, North Carolina ranks first in the nation; we gave nearly 60-percent of North-Carolina-hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from both medical errors and infections—which means that many lives are being saved. All of our latest grades for local hospitals are now available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:27) Pennsylvania: “In our latest round of ‘Leapfrog’ hospital-safety grades, Pennsylvania ranks 10th in the nation; we gave over 45-percent of Pennsylvania-hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from both medical errors and infections—which means that many lives are being saved. All of our latest grades for local hospitals are now available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:26) Virginia: “In our latest round of ‘Leapfrog’ hospital-safety grades, Virginia ranks second in the nation; we gave nearly 60-percent of Virginia-hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from both medical errors and infections—which means that many lives are being saved. All of our latest grades for local hospitals are now available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:26)