Newton-Wellesley Hospital Among Massachusetts' Safest Hospitals

NEWTON, MA – The latest grades from The Leapfrog Group are in – and Newton-Wellesley Hospital passed patient safety with flying colors. The hospital was one of 31 Massachusetts hospitals to receive an A safety grade from the The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit founded by employers and healthcare providers.

The hospitals were given a letter grade from A through F based on several factors. Of the 60 Bay State hospitals graded, none received a grade lower than a C.

To come up with the grades, Leapfrog looks at medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections. The goal is to determine what a patient's risk of further injury or infection is if they visit a certain hospital.

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According to the organization, more than 1,000 Americans die each day from preventable hospital errors. Hospitals given a B rating by Leapfrog had a 9 percent higher risk of avoidable death than A hospitals. That number jumps to 35 percent in C hospitals.

Newton-Wellesley has received straight A's on Leapfrog's biannual rankings since spring of 2014, the furthest records the organization posts on its website.

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