Texas Has Some Of The Highest Quality Hospitals In U.S.

DALLAS, TX -- Texas had the third highest amount of quality hospitals in the U.S. according to a new analysis. The state had 13 hospitals ranked behind California with 17 and Florida with 18, according to The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that focuses on health care quality.

Of the 118 top hospitals recognized across the country, 13 were top children’s hospitals, 35 top general hospitals, 53 top teaching hospitals, and 17 top rural hospitals.

“Leapfrog is proud to recognize the recipients of our most elite award for safety and quality,” Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said in a news release Dec. 4. “We’re encouraged by the hard work of top hospitals, as well as all of the hospitals that compete for this award. Their transparency and determination delivers the best possible care in their communities.”

The five states with the highest percentage of “A” hospitals this fall were New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Texas.

Leapfrog's ranking was determined using data gathered and publicly reported through its hospital survey which compares hospitals’ performance on national standards of patient safety, quality, efficiency and management structures that prevent errors.

The following is a breakdown of which states had the most hospitals make the Leapfrog's cut.

• Arizona, 1
• Colorado, 1
• Rhode Island, 1
• Tennessee, 1
• Ohio, 1
• Oregon, 1
• New York, 1
• Louisiana, 1
• Washington, D.C., 1
• Washington, 2
• Georgia, 2
• Missouri, 2
• North Carolina, 2
• Nevada, 3
• Massachusetts, 4
• Michigan, 6
• Virginia, 6
• Illinois, 7
• Maine, 7
• Pennsylvania, 8
• New Jersey, 12
• Texas, 13
• California, 17
• Florida, 18

The following is the full list of Texas hospitals to make the list:

• Methodist Richardson Medical Center
• Medical City Denton
• Kingwood Medical Center
• CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler
• Children’s Health - Children’s Medical Center Plano
• Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus
• Children’s Health-Children’s Medical Center Dallas
• Memorial Medical Center - San Augustine
• Pampa Regional Medical Center
• St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
• Methodist Charlton Medical Center
• Corpus Christi Medical Center - DRMC
• Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

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