Hospitals in New Jersey rank third best in the nation for protecting patients from falls, medical errors, infections and other mishaps that may leave them sicker than before their admission ...

Ever wondered which hospital is the best? Since 2012, the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety, has collaborated with national health care experts to publish ...

South Carolina ranks among the highest in the U.S. for hospital safety, but not all of its facilities are equal, a new report shows. The Leapfrog Group — a national nonprofit that has collected ...

Five South Florida hospitals are suing Leapfrog Group, accusing it of misleading safety rankings. Getty Images Five South Florida hospitals are suing a national watchdog group, accusing it of ...

OPERATE UNDER STEWARD HEALTH CARE ARE GETTING NEW NAMES. BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER’S HEALTH SYSTEM TOOK OVER BOTH OF THE HOSPITALS LAST OCTOBER. SO GOOD SAMARITAN IN BROCKTON WILL NOW BE CALLED BMC ...

Sixteen Massachusetts hospitals received low or middling patient safety grades in a report from an independent evaluator this spring. Each spring and fall, a non-profit called The Leapfrog Group ...

A quarter of hospitals in New York earned high scores for preventing patient infections, reducing falls and increasing staffing at their facilities, a report out today from the Leapfrog Group shows.

But finding great veterinary care is not always easy. In some areas, America faces a shortage of veterinarians and of veterinary hospitals. The AVMA has even published a working definition for “ ...

The pandemic put hospitals through the ultimate stress test. By forcing them to adapt to waves of COVID-19 patients, changing treatment protocols, faltering supply chains and a massive vaccine ...

Since 2022, Rhode Island has jumped from 16th to second in the US for hospital safety. More than half of Rhode Island’s hospitals earned an A in Leapfrog’s twice-yearly report. Some hospitals ...

What was once a well-intentioned initiative to assist nonprofit hospitals in low-income communities, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has morphed into an unchecked profiteering scheme. In 2010 ...

Three Columbia area hospitals received the highest mark possible in the spring safety grades released by a medical watchdog group. Most Midlands medical facilities repeated the solid ratings they ...