Florida Hospitals Earn High, Low Marks In Leapfrog's 2021 Ratings

Tampa FL

10 November, 2021

2:30 PM

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FLORIDA — How safe are hospitals in Florida? The answer varies from hospital to hospital, but you more than likely can find at least one nearby facility where you're in good hands, according to new safety grades released by a national watchdog organization focused on improving health care in the United States. The Leapfrog Group on Wednesday released the fall 2021 Hospital Safety Grade, which assigns a letter grade to the nation's general hospitals based on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections that kill or harm patients. This year's list reviewed just over 2,900 hospitals, the largest number of hospitals ever graded. "As the pandemic continues, we all have heightened awareness of the importance of hospitals in our communities and in our lives," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, in a news release. "It is critical that all hospitals put patient safety first." Now we have more information on more hospitals than ever before, so people can protect themselves and their families," Binder said. Here's a snapshot of how hospitals in Florida were graded: Hospitals Receiving A Ratings AdventHealth Carrollwood7171 N Dale Mabry Highway, TampaView the full Score AdventHealth Celebration400 Celebration Place, CelebrationView the full Score AdventHealth Dade City13100 Fort King Road, Dade CityView the full Score AdventHealth East Orlando7727 Lake Underhill Road, OrlandoView the full Score AdventHealth North Pinellas1395 S Pinellas Ave., Tarpon SpringsView the full Score AdventHealth Orlando601 E Rollins Street, OrlandoView the full Score AdventHealth Palm Coast60 Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm CoastView the full Score AdventHealth Tampa3100 E Fletcher Ave., TampaView the full Score AdventHealth Wesley Chapel2600 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Wesley ChapelView the full Score AdventHealth Winter Park200 N Lakemont Ave., Winter ParkView the full Score AdventHealth Zephyrhills7050 Gall Blvd., ZephyrhillsView the full Score Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola5151 N 9th Ave., PensacolaView the full Score Baptist Medical Center Beaches1350 13th Ave. S., Jacksonville BeachView the full Score Baptist Medical Center South14550 Old St. Augustine Road, JacksonvilleView the full Score Brandon Regional Hospital 119 Oakfield Drive, BrandonView the full Score Doctors Hospital of Sarasota 5731 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota View the full Score Englewood Community Hospital700 Medical Blvd., EnglewoodView the full Score Lakewood Ranch Medical Center8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood RanchView the full Score Larkin Community Hospital7031 SW 62nd Ave., South MiamiView the full Score Mayo Clinic Hospital4500 San Pablo Road, JacksonvilleView the full Score Mease Countryside Hospital3231 McMullen-Booth Road, Safety HarborView the full Score Mease Dunedin Hospital601 Main St., DunedinView the full Score Medical Center of Trinity9330 State Road 54, TrinityView the full Score Memorial Hospital Jacksonville3625 University Blvd. S, JacksonvilleView the full Score Morton Plant Hospital300 Pinellas St., ClearwaterView the full Score Morton Plant North Bay Hospital6600 Madison St., New Port RicheyView the full Score NCH Baker Hospital350 7th St. N., NaplesView the full Score NCH North Naples Hospital11190 Healthpark Blvd., NaplesView the full Score Orlando Health South Lake Hospital1900 Don Wickham Drive, ClermontView the full Score Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital9400 Turkey Lake Road, OrlandoView the full Score Orlando Health- Orlando Regional Medical Center52 W Underwood St., OrlandoView the full Score Palm Bay Hospital1425 Malabar Road NE, Palm BayView the full Score Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point14000 Fivay Road, HudsonView the full Score Sarasota Memorial Hospital1700 S Tamiami Trail, SarasotaView the full Score St. Anthony's Hospital1200 7th Ave. N, St. Petersburg View the full Score St. Joseph's Hospital3001 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., TampaView the full Score St. Joseph's Hospital - South6901 Simmons Loop, RiverviewView the full Score St. Vincent's Medical Center Southside4201 Belfort Road, JacksonvilleView the full Score Venice Regional Bayfront Health540 The Rialto, VeniceView the full Score Hospitals Receiving B Ratings AdventHealth Kissimmee2450 North Orange Blossom Trail, KissimmeeView the full Score Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside1 Shircliff Way, JacksonvilleView the full Score Baptist Hospital1000 W Moreno St., PensacolaView the full Score Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville800 Prudential Drive, JacksonvilleView the full Score Bartow Regional Medical Center2200 Osprey Blvd., BartowView the full Score Blake Medical Center2020 59th St. W, BradentonView the full Score Broward Health Coral Springs3000 Coral Hills Drive, Coral SpringsView the full Score Largo Medical Center201 14th St. SW, LargoView the full Score Lee Memorial Hospital2776 Cleveland Ave., Fort MyersView the full Score Memorial Hospital of Tampa2901 W. Swann Ave., TampaView the full Score North Shore Medical Center1100 NW 95th St., MiamiView the full Score Northside Hospital6000 49th St. N, St. Petersburg View the full Score Orlando Health Health Central Hospital10000 W. Colonial Drive, OcoeeView the full Score Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital2906 17th St., St. CloudView the full Score Palms of Pasadena Hospital1501 Pasadena Avenue S., St. PetersburgView the full Score South Bay Hospital4016 Sun City Center Blvd., Sun City CenterView the full Score South Florida Baptist Hospital301 N Alexander St., Plant CityView the full Score St. Joseph's Hospital North4211 Van Dyke Road, Lutz View the full Score Tampa General Hospital1 Tampa General Circle, TampaView the full Score UF Health North15255 Max Leggett Parkway, JacksonvilleView the full Score West Florida Hospital8383 N Davis Highway, PensacolaView the full Score Winter Haven Hospital200 Ave. F NE, Winter HavenView the full Score Hospitals Receiving C Ratings St. Mary's Medical Center, 901 45th St., West Palm BeachView the full Score St. Petersburg General Hospital6500 38th Ave. N, St. PetersburgView the full Score University Hospital and Medical Center7201 N University Drive, TamaracView the full Score UF Health Jacksonville655 W 8th St., JacksonvilleView the full Score UF Health Shands Hospital1600 SW Archer Road, GainesvilleView the full Score West Boca Medical Center21644 State Road 7, Boca RatonView the full Score Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center3360 Burns Road, Palm Beach GardensView the full Score Osceola Regional Medical Center700 W Oak St., KissimmeeView the full Score Mercy Hospital3663 S Miami Ave., MiamiView the full Score Mount Sinai Medical Center4300 Alton Road, Miami BeachView the full Score Manatee Memorial Hospital206 2nd St. E, BradentonView the full Score Lakeland Regional Medical Center1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd., LakelandView the full Score JFK Medical Center North Campus2201 45th St., West Palm BeachView the full Score Jackson North Medical Center160 NW 170th St., North Miami BeachView the full Score Jackson South Medical Center9333 SW 152nd St., MiamiView the full Score Jackson Memorial Hospital1611 NW 12th Ave., MiamiView the full Score Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center449 W 23rd St., Panama CityView the full Score Good Samaritan Medical Center1309 N Flagler Drive, West Palm BeachView the full Score Boca Raton Regional Hospital800 Meadows Road, Boca RatonView the full Score Bayfront Health St. Petersburg701 6th St. S, St. PetersburgView the full Score Bayfront Health Spring Hill10461 Quality Drive, Spring HillView the full Score Bayfront Health Seven Rivers6201 N Suncoast Blvd., Crystal RiverView the full Score Bayfront Health Punta Gorda809 E Marion Ave., Punta GordaView the full Score Bayfront Health Brooksville17240 Cortez Blvd., BrooksvilleView the full Score Baptist Health South Florida West Kendall Baptist Hospital9555 SW 162 Ave., MiamiView the full Score Baptist Health South Florida South Miami Hospital6200 SW 73rd St., South MiamiView the full Score AdventHealth Lake Wales410 S 11th St., Lake WalesView the full Score Adventhealth Heart of Florida40100 U.S. 27, DavenportView the full Score To determine each hospital's grade, a panel of medical experts selected 30 evidence-based measures of patient safety such as postoperative sepsis, blood leakage and kidney injury. They then determined the weight of each measure based on evidence, opportunity for improvement and patient impact. Data on each measure was collected through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Information from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, available to all hospitals to complete, also affects grades. Currently, Leapfrog does not assign grades to military or Veterans Administration hospitals, critical access hospitals, specialty hospitals, children's hospitals or outpatient surgery centers. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade methodology has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Patient Safety. The full methodology for the 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is available online. Findings from the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade include: Thirty-two percent of hospitals received an "A" grade; 26 percent received a "B," 35 percent received a "C," 7 percent received a "D," and less than 1 percent received an "F." The five states with the highest percentages of "A" hospitals are Virginia, North Carolina, Idaho, Massachusetts and Colorado. There were no "A" hospitals in Delaware, Washington, D.C. and North Dakota.