3 Chicago Hospitals Earn Straight A's for Safety From Watchdog Group

CHICAGO, IL — Three Chicago hospitals earned straight A's from an independent nonprofit watchdog group that examines medical safety. Four city hospitals also received A grades from the organization, which released its ratings Monday.

The Leapfrog Group, in cooperation with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, graded more than 2,500 hospitals across the United States, evaluating them on 30 different safety criteria. Of the facilities graded, 72 U.S. hospitals received straight A's.

The Chicago hospitals receiving straight A's were:

• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
• Rush University Medical Center
• University of Chicago Medical Center

Hospitals that earned A grades included:

• Elizabeth Medical Center
• Presence Resurrection Medical Center
• Presence Saints Mary
• Saint Anthony Hospital

"For five years, Leapfrog has done a comprehensive assessment of hospital quality and safety and for the past five years, UChicago Medicine has proven, each and every time, that it's a national leader in the field," said Dr. Kenneth Polonsky, executive vice president of medical affairs and dean of the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago. "As an institution, we're committed to providing nothing less than safe and exemplary care."

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This is the 10th consecutive straight-A rating for the U of C Medical Center.

Four Chicago hospitals earned D’s for safety. They included:

• Loretto Hospital
• Mercy Hospital and Medical Center Chicago
• Roseland Community Hospital
• University of Illinois Hospital

Roseland Community, University of Illinois and Mercy received C's in the spring of 2016, the previous marking period. Loretto had earned an A during that period.

Here's a look at the grades for other Chicago hospitals during the fall and spring 2016 grading periods:

• Advocate Trinity Hospital: C, C
• Roseland Community Hospital: D, C
• Weiss Memorial Hospital: C, C
• Loretto Hospital: D, A
• University of Chicago Medical Center: Straight A's, A
• Saint Anthony Hospital: A, C
• Swedish Covenant Hospital: B, A
• Presence Resurrection Medical Center: A, B
• Rush University Medical Center: Straight A's, A
• John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital: C, C
• University of Illinois Hospital: D, C
• Mercy Hospital and Medical Center: D, C
• Jackson Park Hospital: B, B
• Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center: A, A
• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center: Straight A's, A
• Norwegian American Hospital: B, C
• Presence Saint Joseph Hospital: B, C
• Community First Medical Center: C, C
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital: B, C

Go to the Leapfrog Group's website for a complete list of safety scores for all the hospitals the organization evaluated.

Patch editor Joseph Hosey contributed to this report.

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