Louisiana ranked 12th among 49 states, according to a bi-annual ranking, a significant improvement from its spring ranking of 28th.
In Louisiana, 39.2 percent of hospitals received “A” grades, HospitalSafetyGrade.org reports based on Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, which is a nonprofit assessment system that assigns “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grades to acute-care facilities nationwide. Leapfrog Hospital Safety evaluated more than 2,600 hospitals nationwide for safety issues like preventable errors and infections.
The analysis is based on the number of hospitals in a state receiving “A” grades compared to the total number of fall 2018 grades assigned by Leapfrog. The grades are based on hospital errors, accidents, preventable injuries and infections.
The survey found that neither Democrat- nor Republican-dominated states received markedly better grades. In blue states, 33 percent of hospitals received “A” grades; in red states, 32 percentage.
Overall, 32 percent of hospitals nationwide received A grades; 24 percent received B’s; 37 percent received C’s; six percent received D’s, and one percent received F’s.
Hospital safety rankings among states
| Rank | State | Spring 2018 Ranking | % of ‘A’ Grade Hospitals in Spring 2018 | % of ‘A’ Grade Hospitals in Fall 2018 |
| 1 | New Jersey | 17 | 33.9% | 56.7% |
| 2 | Oregon | 11 | 41.4% | 54.6% |
| 3 | Virginia | 5 | 51.7% | 51.5% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 4 | 53.6% | 44.1% |
| 5 | Texas | 14 | 35.7% | 43.1% |
| 6 | North Carolina | 9 | 41.9% | 43.0% |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 3 | 62.5% | 42.9% |
| 8 | Ohio | 8 | 42.5% | 42.7% |
| 9 | Colorado | 6 | 47.2% | 41.5% |
| 10 | Maine | 7 | 42.9% | 40.0% |
| 11 | Michigan | 24 | 30.3% | 39.5% |
| 12 | Louisiana | 28 | 27.1% | 39.2% |
| 13 | Illinois | 15 | 34.6% | 39.1% |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 22 | 31.4% | 37.9% |
| 15 | Utah | 12 | 40.9% | 36.0% |
| 16 | Nevada | 40 | 16.7% | 35.0% |
| 17 | Georgia | 35 | 21.1% | 34.7% |
| 18 | Mississippi | 26 | 29.0% | 34.3% |
| 19 | Florida | 23 | 30.6% | 33.9% |
| 20 | Hawaii | 1 | 72.7% | 33.3% |
| 20 | Montana | 30 | 25.0% | 33.3% |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 10 | 41.5% | 32.7% |
| 23 | California | 25 | 29.1% | 32.4% |
| 24 | Kansas | 27 | 27.6% | 32.3% |
| 25 | New Hampshire | 33 | 23.1% | 30.8% |
| 26 | South Carolina | 16 | 34.2% | 30.4% |
| 27 | Idaho | 2 | 70.0% | 30.0% |
| 28 | Wyoming | 36 | 20.0% | 29.6% |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 38 | 19.4% | 25.6% |
| 30 | Alaska | 49 | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| 30 | Minnesota | 18 | 33.3% | 25.0% |
| 32 | Washington | 32 | 24.4% | 24.4% |
| 33 | Kentucky | 34 | 21.7% | 23.5% |
| 34 | Missouri | 13 | 35.9% | 23.3% |
| 35 | Tennessee | 20 | 32.8% | 23.1% |
| 36 | Indiana | 21 | 31.5% | 22.6% |
| 36 | Arizona | 29 | 26.2% | 21.7% |
| 38 | Maryland | 47 | 7.3% | 20.0% |
| 39 | Alabama | 42 | 15.2% | 18.9% |
| 40 | Vermont | 36 | 20.0% | 16.7% |
| 40 | West Virginia | 45 | 9.1% | 16.7% |
| 42 | New Mexico | 18 | 33.3% | 14.3% |
| 43 | South Dakota | 30 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
| 43 | Arkansas | 44 | 12.0% | 10.0% |
| 45 | Iowa | 39 | 19.4% | 9.1% |
| 46 | New York | 48 | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| 47 | Connecticut | 46 | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| 48 | Nebraska | 43 | 12.5% | 6.7% |
| 49 | Washington, D.C. | 40 | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| 49 | Delaware | 49 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 49 | North Dakota | 49 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Source: Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
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