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A majority of Mississippi hospitals evaluated for safety earned A-grades, according to a recent report.<\/p>\n
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More Mississippi hospitals are considered safe this spring than last fall, but some still need improvement, a new report finds.<\/p>\n
The Magnolia State ranks 20th overall<\/a> among states with the safest hospitals, up from 33rd in November, according to a May ranking by the Leapfrog Group, a health care watchdog organization.<\/p>\n The biannual report gives hospitals across the country a letter grade based on how well they protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections, analysts said.<\/p>\n \u201cHospitals across the country are making meaningful strides in patient safety and helping save countless lives,\u201d said Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s which hospitals in Mississippi<\/a> are the least and most safe.<\/p>\n Which MS hospitals are the least safe?<\/p>\n Less than one-third of Mississippi hospitals are considered unsafe, receiving a C or lower, according to the report. Out of the 37 Mississippi hospitals on the list, 11 received C grades and one received an F grade. Leapfrog did not give any hospital in the state a D grade, one hospital was not graded and one was not assigned.<\/p>\n These are the Mississippi hospitals that scored a C or lower, according to Leapfrog\u2019s report:<\/p>\n C grades<\/p>\n Baptist Anderson Regional Medical CenterBaptist Memorial Hospital DeSotoBiloxi HMA, LLC dba Memorial Hospital BiloxiMerit Health CentralMerit Health NatchezMerit Health River OaksNorth Mississippi Medical Center – TupeloOCH Regional Medical CenterSouthwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center Grenada<\/p>\n F grades<\/p>\n South Central Regional Medical Center<\/p>\n Which MS hospitals are the safest?<\/p>\n Eleven Mississippi hospitals earned A grades and 12 earned B grades, according to the report.<\/p>\n These are the safest hospitals in the state, according to Leapfrog\u2019s report:<\/p>\n A grades<\/p>\n Baptist Memorial Hospital of Union CountyMethodist Olive Branch Hospital81st Medical Group – Kessler AFBBaptist Memorial Hospital Golden TriangleBolivar Medical CenterDelta Health System – The Medical CenterKing\u2019s Daughters Medical CenterOchsner Medical Center HancockOschner Rush Medical CenterUMMC Madison<\/p>\n B grades<\/p>\n Baptist Memorial Hospital – BoonevilleForrest General HospitalMagnolia Regional Health CenterMemorial Health SystemMerit Health River RegionMerit Health WesleyNorth Mississippi Medical Center – West PointNorth Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-AmorySinging River GulfportSinging River Health System dba Pascagoula HospitalSinging River Ocean SpringsSt. Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalWhich states have the highest percentage of A-graded hospitals?<\/p>\n These are the hospitals with the highest percentage of A-grade hospitals, according to Leapfrog:<\/p>\n 1. Connecticut<\/p>\n 2. Virginia<\/p>\n 3. South Carolina<\/p>\n 4. Utah<\/p>\n 5. Montana<\/p>\n 6. New Jersey<\/p>\n 7. Florida<\/p>\n 8. Maryland and North Carolina (tie)<\/p>\n 10. California<\/p>\n Which states have the lowest percentage of A-grade hospitals?<\/p>\n These are the hospitals with the lowest percentage of A-grade hospitals, according to Leapfrog:<\/p>\n 1. Wyoming, Vermont, South Dakota and North Dakota (tie at 0%)<\/p>\n 5. Iowa<\/p>\n 6. West Virginia<\/p>\n 7. Alabama<\/p>\n 8. New Mexico<\/p>\n 9. Minnesota<\/p>\n 10. Alaska<\/p>\n How did experts determine hospital safety?<\/p>\n The Leapfrog Group\u2019s spring 2026 hospital safety grades<\/a> are assigned to eligible general acute-care hospitals across the nation and determined based on up to 22 national patient safety measures, according to Leapfrog.<\/p>\n
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