(Click on the image for Neal Augenstein's WTOP report)
"Virginia hospitals rank second in the country in patient
safety, but patients in Maryland and the District hospitals are far more likely
to encounter problems during their stays, according to a not-for-profit
hospital watchdog group.
The “Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade” ratings are based on
publicly reported data on the hospital’s rates of infections, complications and
deaths from surgery, patient falls and injuries, bed sores and
other situations that affect a patient’s stay.
All of the Northern Virginia hospitals in the WTOP listening
area scored As or Bs, according to the study.
Maryland ranked 30th in the study, with a wide discrepancy
of safety scores, from As to Ds, even within the Capital Beltway, in Montgomery
and Prince George’s counties."
- Fort Washington Medical Center, Fort Washington: C
- MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton: C