Duke Hospitals Again Earn ‘A’ Grades for Patient Safety in Leapfrog Survey
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DURHAM, N.C. – For 13 consecutive grading periods, Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, and Duke Raleigh Hospital, a campus of Duke University Hospital, received top scores for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group.
The “A” scores for Leapfrog’s fall 2024 survey are part of the group’s Hospital Safety Grades Assessment, issued to hospitals every six months. This is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections, and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day nationally.
Duke Health’s three hospitals were among nearly 3,000 hospitals surveyed across the country. Only 30% of hospitals nationwide achieved "A" hospital safety grade for the fall 2024. In North Carolina, Duke University Health System hospitals were among 43 hospitals to achieve the grade.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent nonprofit organization led by the nation’s leading employers and private health care experts. Twice each year, it collects and analyzes data based on more than 30 national performance measures of errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. The letter grades assigned to hospitals help people make informed decisions to protect themselves and their families.
Comparisons of hospital scores locally and nationally are available at www.hospitalsafetygrade.org .