20 healthcare facilities get failing grade from Leapfrog

Fifteen hospitals earned an F in the spring


Out of the 2,633 hospitals that received a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade this fall, 20 received a failing grade, up from the 15 that earned an F in the spring, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control and Clinical Quality website.

This fall, hospitals with a failing grade are located in seven states and the District of Columbia.

• California had the most hospitals on the list:

• Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (Colton)

• Downey Regional Medical Center

• El Centro Regional Medical Center

• Fremont Medical Center (Yuba City)

• Inland Valley Medical Center (Wildomar)

• Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District (Brawley)

• Rancho Springs, Medical Center (Murrieta)

• Rideout Memorial Hospital (Marysville)

• Tulare Regional Medical Center

Read the article.

 

 



November 7, 2016


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