MetroWest Medical Center Gets 'A' Rating

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Twenty-eight out of the 58 Massachusetts hospitals to receive a safety grade from the Leapfrog Group earned an A, according to the nonprofit's Spring 2019 ratings released Wednesday. That was good news for more than 48 percent of hospitals graded - the fourth-highest percentage in the country and a slight increase from the 2018 Fall ratings.

Among the hospitals to receive an A was MetroWest Medical Center, which made quite the leap over the course of three years. According to Leapfrog, MetroWest Medical Center was given a 'B' in spring 2016 and then downgraded to a 'C' until spring 2018.

There were 16 B grades and 14 C grades handed out by Leapfrog this year. No Massachusetts hospital received lower than a C.

The Leapfrog Group explains that its rating system is focused entirely on errors, accidents, injuries and infections. The hospital safety grades are released by the nonprofit group twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

Check out the full ratings here.