The grades, which are peer-reviewed and published, rely on a panel of safety experts, national performance measures, and surveys to assign a grade to each hospital. The letter grades represent the hospital’s overall performance and ability to keep patients safe from preventable injuries and medical errors. The A, B, C, D, or F grades give consumers a quick way to choose the best hospital for their medical care.
Why is this so important? Because preventable hospital errors are a huge cause of death in the US. Depending on which study you look at, between 160,000 and 400,000 people die each year from preventable hospital mistakes. And patients at D and F hospitals face a 92% greater risk of dying from safety problems than patients at an A-rated hospital. While most hospitals do have a safety grade, they are not required to have one. If a hospital does not have enough safety data to supply Leapfrog with, they will not be given a grade. To find out how your safe your hospital is, see the list below.
Safety Grades for hospitals in Illinois as of January 14th, 2020:
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Bolingbrook: A
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Glen Oaks: A
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale: A
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center La Grange: A
AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago: A
AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago: A
AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet: A
AMITA Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago: A
AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates: A
AMITA Health St. Mary’s Hospital Kankakee: A
CGH Medical Center: A
Edward Hospital: A
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital: A
HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital: A
HSHS St. John’s Hospital: A
HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital: A
Illinois Valley Community Hospital: A
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers: A
Loretto Hospital: A
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital: A
Loyola University Medical Center: A
Morris Hospital: A
NorthShore University HealthSystem – Evanston Hospital: A
NorthShore University HealthSystem – Glenbrook Hospital: A
NorthShore University HealthSystem – Skokie Hospital: A
NorthShore University HealthSystem – Highland Park Hospital: A
Northwest Community Hospital: A
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital: A
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital: A
Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital: A
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital: A
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital: A
Northwestern Medicine – Lake Forest Hospital: A
OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center: A
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center: A
OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center: A
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center: A
OSF St. Mary Medical Center: A
Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center dba OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center: A
Riverside Medical Center: A
Rush Copley Medical Center: A
Rush Oak Park Hospital: A
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center: A
Silver Cross Hospital: A
University of Chicago Medical Center: A
West Suburban Medical Center: A
Advocate Sherman Hospital: B
AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center Elk Grove Village: B
AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora: B
AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital Evanston: B
Anderson Hospital: B
Blessing Hospital: B
Carle Foundation Hospital: B
Crossroads Community Hospital: B
FHN Memorial Hospital: B
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital: B
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital: B
MacNeal Hospital: B
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale: B
Northwestern Memorial Hospital: B
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center: B
Rush University Medical Center: B
St. Margaret’s Hospital: B
Swedish Covenant Hospital: B
UnityPoint Health – Methodist: B
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center: C
Advocate Christ Medical Center: C
Advocate Condell Medical Center: C
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: C
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital: C
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center: C
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital: C
Advocate South Suburban Hospital: C
Advocate Trinity Hospital: C
Alton Memorial Hospital: C
AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Elgin: C
Community First Medical Center: C
Decatur Memorial Hospital: C
Franciscan St. James Health – Olympia Fields: C
Genesis Medical Center – Silvis: C
Graham Hospital: C
Herrin Hospital: C
Holy Cross Hospital: C
Ingalls Memorial Hospital: C
Jackson Park Hospital: C
McDonough District Hospital: C
Memorial Hospital Bellville: C
Memorial Hospital East: C
Memorial Medical Center: C
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center: C
Mercyhealth Hospital Rockton Ave: C
MetroSouth Medical Center: C
Norwegian American Hospital: C
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center: C
Palos Community Hospital: C
Passavant Area Hospital: C
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mount Vernon: C
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Centralia: C
Swedish American Hospital: C
Trinity Moline: C
Trinity Rock Island: C
UnityPoint Health – Proctor: C
Vista Medical Center East: C
Weiss Memorial Hospital: C
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital: D
Mt. Sinai Hospital: D
UnityPoint Health – Pekin: D
University of Illinois Hospital: D
Not in Illinois? Find your hospital’s safety grade here: https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/
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