Stanford Health Care Gets Lowest Safety Rating In Years On National Report Card
Stanford performed below average in 15 out of 27 safety criteria in Leapfrog’s spring 2018 release of ratings, mostly involving hospital-acquired infections, surgery complications and safety issues.
The Mercury News:
Advocacy Group Gives Stanford Hospital A ‘C’ For Patient Safety
A hospital watchdog has given Stanford Health Care its lowest rating for patient safety in the past three years, according to rankings released Tuesday. The Leapfrog Group, a national organization that advocates for hospital transparency, gave Stanford a “C” among its grading of approximately 2,500 general acute-care hospitals across the nation this week. Leapfrog assigns ratings to those hospitals twice a year; Stanford received “B” in 2017 and the last six months of 2015 and 2016, and an “A” the first six months of 2015 and 2016. Stanford performed below average in 15 out of 27 safety criteria in Leapfrog’s spring 2018 release of ratings, mostly involving hospital-acquired infections, surgery complications and safety issues. In contrast, Stanford’s staff, doctors and nurses received high marks and the hospital did well on most of its practices to prevent errors. (Kelly, 4/26)