Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy Metro Health
The Leapfrog Group released its spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, and Michigan moved up in the rankings.
Michigan ranked 10th in the country for highest percentage of A-grade hospitals, improving from last fall’s ranking of 14th.
The independent grading system assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to general acute-care hospitals in the U.S. based on their ability to protect patients from avoidable errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
Seventy-nine hospitals were graded in Michigan for the spring 2021 term. Michigan scored a record number of A-ranked hospitals with 35 facilities earning the top mark. Twenty-seven hospitals earned a B, 16 earned a C and one earned a D. There were no F-ranked hospitals.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy Metro Health
For the staff at Metro Health-University of Michigan Health, âGo Blueâ is more than a sports cheer. Itâs also a phrase they use to remind colleagues to wash their hands, a vital practice for health care safety and quality.
âItâs a good phrase for us, as a Michigan institution,â said Dr. Ronald Grifka, chief medical officer. âItâs also just a gentle reminder that weâre working as a team and weâre going to help each other to get better as a team.â
Getting better as a team is a constant at Metro Health, the only Grand Rapids-area hospital to earn an âAâ rating in the Leapfrog Groupâs most recent Hospital Safety Grade.