The Leapfrog Group releases its national Hospital Safety Grade report for spring 2023

The updated rankings for all states—plus D.C.—are available at https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-grade/state-rankings. -- Soundbite about the top-ranked state (from Leah Binder [like “bind”, not “bin”], The Leapfrog Group’s president and CEO) -- New Jersey: “‘The Leapfrog Group’ is pleased to announce that New Jersey now ranks first in the nation for hospital-safety grades; almost 52-percent of New Jersey hospitals earned an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from medical errors and infections; that saves lives, every day. Congratulations, New Jersey! Search grades for your local hospitals—and hospitals across the country—at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:28) -- Soundbites about four other highlighted states (from Lauren Bailey, The Leapfrog Group’s senior communications advisor) -- Colorado: “In our latest round of hospital-safety grades, Colorado ranks eighth in the nation; we gave roughly 41-percent of Colorado’s hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from both medical errors and infections—which saves lives, every day. All of the latest grades for local hospitals are available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:22) Florida: “In our latest round of hospital-safety grades, Florida ranks 11th in the nation; we gave over 35-percent of Florida’s hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from both medical errors and infections—which saves lives, every day. All of the latest grades for local hospitals are available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:20) Pennsylvania: “In our latest round of hospital-safety grades, Pennsylvania ranks fourth in the nation; we gave nearly 47-percent of Pennsylvania’s hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from both medical errors and infections—which saves lives, every day. All of the latest grades for local hospitals are available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:20) Utah: “In our latest round of hospital-safety grades, Utah ranks third in the nation; we gave about 48-percent of Utah’s hospitals an ‘A’. These hospitals are making it a priority to protect their patients from both medical errors and infections—which saves lives, every day. All of the latest grades for local hospitals are available at ‘hospital-safety-grade’-dot-org.” (:19)