Rockford hospitals receive mixed safety grades; Illinois shows improvement

Rockford hospitals receive mixed safety grades; Illinois shows improvement

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — While Illinois ranked 20th in the nation on the annual safety report, each Rockford hospital received a B, a C, and a D, respectively. The 2025 Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grades report grades hospitals on 22 safety measures, including hand hygiene, falls and trauma, and death rates among surgical patients. In total, 35 Illinois hospitals earned "A" grades, moving the state up the ranking from 30th last year. In Rockfo…

Illinois ranks 20th in the nation for hospital safety, with more hospitals getting As and Ds

In what’s surely every patient’s nightmare, foreign objects such as surgical sponges sometimes get left behind inside the body during surgery. It happens only rarely, but to help avoid it, health care workers have traditionally counted surgical sponges during procedures to make sure they’re all accounted for. Some hospitals, including Rush University Medical Center, have added a second layer of protection: using sponges with radio frequency iden…

Penn State Health hospitals recognized in latest Leapfrog report on patient safety

Penn State Health’s continued commitment to patient safety has earned all five of its hospitals high marks from The Leapfrog Group, recognizing them among the safest hospitals in the U.S. “Patient safety isn’t just a top priority – it’s central to everything we do,” said Deborah Addo, Penn State Health’s interim CEO, president and chief operating officer. “We are deeply committed to our patients’… Source