Norwich Hospital Scores Well On Safety Report

NORWICH, CT — William Backus Hospital in Norwich was among those receiving an A grade in a recent report on hospital safety.

Hospitals in Connecticut and nationwide made significant improvements in preventing a "disturbing" increase in hospital infections during the coronavirus pandemic, The Leapfrog Group said with the release Monday of its Fall 2023 Hospital Safety Grades Report.

Backus Hospital has scored an A in all of The Leapfrog Group's evaluations since 2020.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit health care watchdog group, used an academic grading scale with five letter grades to score nearly 3,000 hospitals nationwide on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents and infections. Overall, the report shows hospitals significantly reduced infections after the pandemic spike, but patient-reported experiences declined for the second year in a row.

Among 28 Connecticut hospitals evaluated in the report, 12 received the gold-standard "A" safety grade. Another five earned a "B," 10 earned a "C" and one earned a "D." No hospitals received an "F."

Go here to see grades for all CT hospitals.