Florida Hospital Safety Grades 2021: The Best And The Worst

Tampa FL

02 May, 2021

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FLORIDA — Seventy-six Florida hospitals received top safety marks while others didn't quite measure up in The Leapfrog Group's annual spring safety grades released Thursday. The nonprofit health care watchdog group grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from "A" to "F" based on each hospital's ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections. More than 2,700 general, acute-care U.S. hospitals were assessed for Leapfrog's Spring Safety Grades. Among those hospitals, 27 have achieved 19 consecutive "A" grades in every biannual grading cycle since Leapfrog launched the safety grades in spring 2012. In Florida: 76 hospitals received an A grade. 48 hospitals received a B grade. 53 hospitals received a C grade. 2 hospitals received a D grade. 0 hospitals received an F grade. It's worth noting the hospitals were graded during a time of extraordinary pressure on the health care system due to the coronavirus pandemic. "This pandemic emphasized how much we rely on America's health care workforce," Leapfrog Group President and CEO Leah Binder said in a news release. "Our straight 'A' hospitals remind us how preparedness protected their patients as well as their workforce and created a high level of organizational resilience." Here are the Leapfrog Group's spring 2021 grades for hospitals in Florida: Grade "A" AdventHealth Altamonte Springs, Altamonte SpringsAdventHealth Apopka, ApopkaAdventHealth Carrollwood, TampaAdventHealth Celebration, CelebrationAdventHealth Dade City, Dade CityAdventHealth Daytona Beach, Daytona BeachAdventHealth DeLand, DeLandAdventHealth East Orlando, OrlandoAdventHealth Fish Memorial, Orange CityAdventHealth Kissimmee, KissimmeeAdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, New Smyrna BeachAdventHealth North Pinellas, Tarpon SpringsAdventHealth Orlando, OrlandoAdventHealth Palm Coast, Palm CoastAdventHealth Sebring, SebringAdventHealth Tampa, TampaAdventHealth Waterman, TavaresAdventHealth Wesley Chapel, Wesley ChapelAdventHealth Winter Park, Winter ParkAdventHealth Zephyrhills, ZephyrhillsAscension Sacred Heart Pensacola, PensacolaAscension St. Vincent's Riverside, JacksonvilleBaptist Health South Florida Doctors Hospital, Coral GablesBaptist Health South Florida Homestead Hospital, HomesteadBaptist Medical Center Beaches, Jacksonville BeachBaptist Medical Center Jacksonville, JacksonvilleBaptist Medical Center Nassau, Fernandina BeachBaptist Medical Center South, JacksonvilleBartow Regional Medical Center, BartowBrandon Regional Hospital, BrandonBroward Health Imperial Point, Fort LauderdaleCape Coral Hospital, Cape CoralCapital Regional Medical Center, TallahasseeCleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, WestonDoctors Hospital of Sarasota, SarasotaEnglewood Community Hospital, EnglewoodFlagler Hospital, St. AugustineGulf Coast Medical Center, Fort MyersHealthpark Medical Center, Fort MyersHoly Cross Hospital, Fort LauderdaleJupiter Medical Center, JupiterLargo Medical Center, LargoLee Memorial Hospital, Fort MyersMayo Clinic Hospital, JacksonvilleMease Countryside Hospital, Safety HarborMease Dunedin Hospital, DunedinMedical Center of Trinity, TrinityMelbourne Regional Medical Center, MelbourneMemorial Hospital Jacksonville, JacksonvilleMemorial Hospital Miramar, MiramarMemorial Hospital Pembroke, Pembroke PinesMemorial Hospital West, Pembroke PinesMemorial Regional Hospital, HollywoodMorton Plant Hospital, ClearwaterMorton Plant North Bay Hospital, New Port RicheyNCH North Naples Hospital, NaplesNorth Florida Regional Medical Center, GainesvilleNorthside Hospital, St. PetersburgOrlando Health South Lake Hospital, ClermontOrlando Health South Seminole Hospital, LongwoodRaulerson Hospital, OkeechobeeRegional Medical Center Bayonet Point, HudsonSacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast, Miramar BeachSarasota Memorial Hospital, SarasotaSouth Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant CitySt. Anthony's Hospital, St. PetersburgSt. Joseph's Hospital, TampaSt. Joseph's Hospital - South, RiverviewSt. Lucie Medical Center, Port St LucieSt. Vincent's Medical Center Clay County, MiddleburgSt. Vincent's Medical Center Southside, JacksonvilleTwin Cities Hospital, NicevilleVenice Regional Bayfront Health, VeniceViera Hospital, MelbourneWellington Regional Medical Center, WellingtonWestside Regional Medical Center, Plantation Grade "B" Adventhealth Heart of Florida, DavenportAdventHealth Lake Placid, Lake PlacidAdventHealth Lake Wales, Lake WalesAdventHealth Ocala, OcalaBaptist Health South Florida South Miami Hospital, South MiamiBaptist Health South Florida West Kendall Baptist Hospital, MiamiBroward Health Coral Springs, Coral SpringsCape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa BeachCentral Florida Regional Hospital, SanfordCitrus Memorial Hospital, InvernessCleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Vero BeachCleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, StuartCleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital, StuartCleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital, Port St. LucieCoral Gables Hospital, Coral GablesFlorida Medical Center, Fort LauderdaleGulf Breeze Hospital, Gulf BreezeGulf Coast Regional Medical Center, Panama CityHialeah Hospital, HialeahJFK Medical Center North Campus, West Palm BeachLake City Medical Center, Lake CityLakeland Regional Medical Center, LakelandLakewood Ranch Medical Center, Lakewood RanchLehigh Regional Medical Center, Lehigh AcresManatee Memorial Hospital, BradentonMemorial Hospital of Tampa, TampaMemorial Regional Hospital South, HollywoodMercy Hospital, MiamiMount Sinai Medical Center, Miami BeachNCH Baker Hospital, NaplesNorth Shore Medical Center, MiamiOak Hill Hospital, BrooksvilleOrange Park Medical Center, Orange ParkOrlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, OrlandoOrlando Health Health Central Hospital, OcoeeOrlando Health- Orlando Regional Medical Center, OrlandoOsceola Regional Medical Center, KissimmeePalmetto General Hospital, HialeahPalms West Hospital, LoxahatcheeSouth Bay Hospital, Sun City CenterSt. Joseph's Hospital North, LutzSt. Petersburg General Hospital, St. PetersburgTampa General Hospital, TampaUF Health Jacksonville, JacksonvilleUF Health North, JacksonvilleWest Boca Medical Center, Boca RatonWest Marion Community Hospital, OcalaWinter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven Grade "C" Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, AventuraBaptist Health South Florida Baptist Hospital of Miami, MiamiBaptist Hospital, PensacolaBayfront Health Brooksville, BrooksvilleBayfront Health Port Charlotte, Port CharlotteBayfront Health Punta Gorda, Punta GordaBayfront Health Seven Rivers, Crystal RiverBayfront Health Spring Hill, Spring HillBethesda Hospital Inc., Boynton BeachBethesda Hospital West, Boynton BeachBlake Medical Center, BradentonBoca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca RatonBroward Health Medical Center, Fort LauderdaleBroward Health North, Deerfield BeachDelray Medical Center, Delray BeachFawcett Memorial Hospital, Port CharlotteFort Walton Beach Medical Center, Fort Walton BeachGood Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm BeachHalifax Health Medical Center, Daytona BeachHalifax Health Medical Center - Port Orange, Port OrangeHighlands Regional Medical Center, SebringHolmes Regional Medical Center, MelbourneJackson Hospital, MariannaJackson Memorial Hospital, MiamiJackson North Medical Center, North Miami BeachJackson South Medical Center, MiamiJFK Medical Center, AtlantisKendall Regional Medical Center, MiamiLarkin Community Hospital, MiamiLawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute, Fort PierceLower Keys Medical Center, Key WestNorth Okaloosa Medical Center, CrestviewNorthwest Medical Center, MargateOcala Regional Medical Center, OcalaOrlando Health St. Cloud Hospital, St. CloudOviedo Medical Center, OviedoPalm Bay Hospital, Palm BayPalm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach GardensPalms of Pasadena Hospital, St. PetersburgParrish Medical Center, TitusvillePlantation General Hospital, PlantationPoinciana Medical Center, KissimmeePutnam Community Medical Center, PalatkaRockledge Regional Medical Center, RockledgeSanta Rosa Medical Center, MiltonSebastian River Medical Center, SebastianSt. Mary's Medical Center, West Palm BeachTallahassee Memorial Healthcare, TallahasseeUF Health Leesburg Hospital, LeesburgUF Health Shands Hospital, GainesvilleUF Health The Villages Hospital, The VillagesUniversity Hospital and Medical Center, TamaracWest Florida Hospital, Pensacola Grade "D" Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Bay, Panama CityBayfront Health St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg There were no "F" grades. Across all states, highlights of findings from the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade include: Thirty-three percent of hospitals received an "A," 24 percent received a "B," 35 percent received a "C," 7 percent received a "D," and less than 1 percent received an "F." Five states with the highest percentages of "A" hospitals are Massachusetts, Idaho, Maine, Virginia, and North Carolina. There were no "A" hospitals in South Dakota or North Dakota. To determine each state's grade, Leapfrog used up to 28 national performance measures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and information from other supplemental data sources. When averaged, performance measures produce a single letter grade representing a hospital's overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. The goal of the Hospital Safety Grade is to reduce deaths caused by hospital errors and injuries. Leapfrog estimates that if the risk at all hospitals was equivalent to what it is at "A" hospitals, 50,000 lives at other facilities would have been saved. Overall, the researchers estimate that 160,000 lives are lost every year due to avoidable medical errors. That figure is down from 2016, when the Leapfrog Group estimated there were 205,000 avoidable deaths. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed by a panel of national experts, and the Leapfrog Group receives guidance from the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality.