Nearly 30% of hospitals in Illinois received an "A" grade in the latest safety report from health care watchdog group and nonprofit Leapfrog, though some hospitals dipped in their rankings, the biannual report said.
The data, part of the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Report , was released by the organization Friday. The biannual report from the independent group evaluates nearly 3,000 hospitals on their abilities to to prevent medical errors, accidents and infections, editors said.
The group then assigns letter grades to hospitals on a scale of "A," "B," "C," D" and "F," using up to 30 performances measures, a release said.
According to the report, Illinois hospital patient safety overall improved since the group's last report, which was released in May , editors said, with Illinois now ranking at No. 23 in the country for hospital safety. In the spring, Illinois' ranking was No. 30 on that same list.
The state with hospitals that ranked the highest for patient safety was Utah, the report said, followed by Virginia, Connecticut, North Carolina, New Jersey and California.
In Illinois, a total of 111 hospitals were graded. In the Chicago area, 27 hospitals earned an "A" ranking, up from 13 in May. One of those hospitals, University of Chicago Medical Center, is the only hospital in Chicago to have consecutive "A" grades since the report began in 2012, a release from the hospital said.
Several of the Chicago-area hospitals that earned an "A" ranking for Fall of 2024 moved up two letter grades, including Advocate Condell in Libertyville, Advocate Good Shepherd in Barrington and Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago.
At least four Chicago-area hospitals moved up from "D" grades to "C", including Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest and Thorek Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
No Chicago-area hospitals received an "F" grade, unlike years past, though five earned a "D" grade.
The full Leapfrog safety grades report for Fall 2023 can be found here .
Here's the full list of grades for Chicago-area hospitals:
Grade A
Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington Ascension Resurrection, ChicagoAscension Saint Francis, Evanston Ascension Saint Mary, KankakeeEndeavor Health Hospital, Naperville Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, ElmhurstEndeavor Hospital - Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland ParkNorthwest Community Hospital, Arlington HeightsJackson Park Hospital, Chicago Loretto Hospital, ChicagoNorthwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, WinfieldNorthwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, GenevaNorthwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, HuntleyNorthwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, KishwaukeeNorthwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, McHenryNorthwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake ForestNorthwestern Memorial Hospital, ChicagoOttawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center, OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, OttawaRush University Medical Center, Chicago Silver Cross Hospital, New LenoxUChicago Medicine AdventHealth BolingbrookUChicago Medicine AdventHealth, HindsaleUChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange University of Chicago Medical Center Grade B
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge Advocate Sherman Hospital, ElginAscension Alexian Brothers, Elk Grove Village Ascension Mercy, AuroraAscension Saint Alexius, Hoffman EstatesAscension Saint Mary-ChicagoJohn H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, ChicagoMacNeal Hospital, BerwynOSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Riverside Medical Center, KankakeeRush Copley Medical Center, AuroraRush Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park Grade C
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn - Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers GroveAdvocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest Ascension Saint Joseph Joliet, Chicago, ElginAdvocate Trinity Hospital, ChicagoEndeavor Health Swedish Hospital, ChicagoFranciscan Health Olympia FieldsHumboldt Park Health, ChicagoInsight Hospital & Medical Center, ChicagoLoyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, ChicagoLoyola University Medical Center, MaywoodMt. Sinai Hospital, ChicagoIngalls Memorial Hospital, HarveySaint Anthony Hospital, ChicagoSt. Bernard Hospital, ChicagoThorek Memorial Hospital, ChicagoUChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenOaksUniversity of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, ChicagoVista Medical Center East, WaukeganGrade D
Community First Medical Center, ChicagoRoseland Community Hospital, ChicagoSouth Shore Hospital, ChicagoWeiss Memorial Hospital, ChicagoWest Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park This story will be updated with responses from health care centers as they are provided.
