The Hospital Safety Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.
The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer - reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety,
the Hospital Safety Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.
The Hospital Safety Score is the gold standard rating for patient safety, compiled under the guidance of the nation's leading patient safety experts and administered by The Leapfrog Group, the first and only hospital safety rating to be peer - reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety.
Visit The Leapfrog Group's hospital compare site to see
hospital safety scores and C - section rates (click on the «Maternity Care» filter for C - section rates specifically).
Not exact matches
Studies that have claimed the
safety of out - of -
hospital deliveries by using higher mean or high cut - off 5 min Apgar
scores and reviews based on these studies should be treated with skepticism by obstetricians and midwives, by pregnant women, and by policy makers.
The largest urban health systems, which serve as
safety nets for large patient populations with lower socioeconomic status and greater likelihood to speak English as a second language, do worse on government patient satisfaction
scores than smaller, non-urban
hospitals likely to serve white customers with higher education levels, according to a new study by Mount Sinai researchers published this month in the Journal of
Hospital Medicine.
May 9, 2013 University of Chicago Medicine's «A»
safety score reaffirmed The University of Chicago Medicine maintained its «A» grade in
hospital safety, according to the latest survey of more than 2,500 U.S.
hospitals.
October 23, 2013 University of Chicago Medicine's «A»
safety score reaffirmed The University of Chicago Medicine maintained its «A» grade in
hospital safety, according to the latest survey of more than 2,500 U.S.
hospitals by non-profit The Leapfrog Group.
Medicare's
Hospital Compare tool can also help you compare
hospitals to determine their
safety score.