Hospitals are making progress in reducing healthcare-associated infections after a major spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Leapfrog Group.
Just under 25% of Illinois hospitals earned A grades this fall from hospital safety nonprofit The Leapfrog Group, including 18% of Chicago’s 22 eligible hospitals. The grades examine safety procedures at general hospitals nationwide, focusing on prevention of medical errors, accidents and infections. Leapfrog tracks bloodstream infections associated with central lines, which deliver medicine .
Roper St. Francis Healthcare announced Monday that every hospital in their system earned an A in their hospital safety grades conducted by Leapfrog Group.For th