Safest Hospitals in Rhode Island: Which Got an A?

How safe is your hospital? New grades released Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group will tell you just that. The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit founded by employers and healthcare providers, ranked nine Rhode Island hospitals as part of its Spring 2017 safety grades.

The hospitals were giving a letter grade from A through F based on several factors. There were as many A grades given out as C in Rhode Island.

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. Subscribe to your local Patch for more news alerts and newsletters

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.

Here is a look at grades Rhode Island hospitals received. (Visit the full list to learn more about individual rankings.)

A

Rhode Island Hospital - Providence

Roger Williams Medical Center - Providence

South County Hospital - Wakefield

The Miriam Hospital - Providence

B

Newport Hospital

C

Kent County Memorial Hospital - Warwick

Landmark Medical Center - Woonsocket

St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island - North Providence

Westerly Hospital

Kara Seymour, Patch staff, contributed to this report