- Central Washington Hospital (Wenatchee)
- Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital (Aberdeen)
- Harborview Medical Center (Seattle)
- MultiCare Allenmore Hospital (Tacoma)
- MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (Auburn)
- MultiCare Covington Medical Center (Covington)
- Olympic Medical Center (Port Angeles)
- Providence Centralia Hospital (Centralia)
- Providence Holy Family Hospital (Spokane)
- Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane)
- Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Walla Walla)
- Providence St. Peter Hospital (Olympia)
- Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma)
- University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake (Seattle)
- University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest (Seattle)
- Yakima Valley Memorial (Yakima)
Not graded
- Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish)
- EvergreenHealth Monroe (Monroe)
The letter grades assigned to nearly 3,000 U.S general hospitals were based on more than 30 measures of patient safety. Leapfrog says its hospital rating system is the only one in the country focusing solely on a hospital’s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
Included in the 30 are five that research has shown to directly affect patient outcomes, but can be improved with greater communication between caregivers and patients — the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, infections from colon surgery, MRSA (Staphylococcus) blood laboratory-identified events, and facility-wide inpatient diarrhea events.
When there’s communication about medications, for example, that can lead to fewer hospitalizations for conditions such as sepsis and blood clots, fewer complications, and decreases in the incidence of respiratory failure, Leapfrog said.
Among the findings:
- Central Washington Hospital (Wenatchee)
- Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital (Aberdeen)
- Harborview Medical Center (Seattle)
- MultiCare Allenmore Hospital (Tacoma)
- MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (Auburn)
- MultiCare Covington Medical Center (Covington)
- Olympic Medical Center (Port Angeles)
- Providence Centralia Hospital (Centralia)
- Providence Holy Family Hospital (Spokane)
- Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane)
- Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Walla Walla)
- Providence St. Peter Hospital (Olympia)
- Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma)
- University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake (Seattle)
- University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest (Seattle)
- Yakima Valley Memorial (Yakima)
Not graded
- Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish)
- EvergreenHealth Monroe (Monroe)
The letter grades assigned to nearly 3,000 U.S general hospitals were based on more than 30 measures of patient safety. Leapfrog says its hospital rating system is the only one in the country focusing solely on a hospital’s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
Included in the 30 are five that research has shown to directly affect patient outcomes, but can be improved with greater communication between caregivers and patients — the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, infections from colon surgery, MRSA (Staphylococcus) blood laboratory-identified events, and facility-wide inpatient diarrhea events.
When there’s communication about medications, for example, that can lead to fewer hospitalizations for conditions such as sepsis and blood clots, fewer complications, and decreases in the incidence of respiratory failure, Leapfrog said.
Among the findings:
