But hospitals in the Miami-Fort-Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area have fallen short in patient safety, with more than half of the hospitals getting a 'C' in preventing medical errors, accidents, and infections.
Leapfrog, a national watchdog nonprofit, gives A-F grades to hospitals nationwide twice a year for patient safety. The organization uses more than 20 factors, including rates of preventable errors, injuries, and infections to help patients pick the best hospital near them for care.
Overall, Florida hospitals have a 'very strong performance' in patient safety, according to Katie Stewart, Leapfrog's director of health care ratings.
LeapFrog said it grades nearly 3,000 hospitals in the country twice a year 'on the very basics of medical care, such as hand-washing, entering prescriptions through a computer, and the availability of highly trained nurses.' While you can look at a hospital's overall grade, you can also get a more detailed look at how your hospital ranked in categories including infections; problems with surgery; safety problems; practices to prevent errors; and how well doctors, nurses, and hospital staff respond and communicate.
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