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These Are The Safest MI Hospitals, New Report Says
Nine hospitals in Michigan were among hundreds across the country recently recognized for safety and patient experience by Healthgrades.
MICHIGAN — Nine hospitals in Michigan were among hundreds across the country recently recognized for safety and patient experience by Healthgrades, a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers.
Healthgrades’ 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Awards recognize 442 hospitals in 40 states that represent the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for hospital safety, including the prevention of serious infections.
The hospitals in Michigan receiving Patient Safety Excellence Awards include the following in the Michigan, include:
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Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield, 74 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 9 percent higher than the national average
Beaumont Hospital, Wayne, Wayne, 52 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 13 percent lower than the national average
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Trinity Health Livingston Hospital, Howell, 77 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 6 percent higher than the national average
Ascension Saint John Hospital, Detroit, 62 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 3 percent lower than the national average
Chelsea Hospital, Chelsea, 87 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 18 percent higher than the national average
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton, Trenton, 65 percent Patient Experience Rating, or equal to the national average
Henry Ford Health Jackson Hospital, Jackson, Detroit, 58 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 7 percent lower than the national average
Lake Huron Medical Center, Port Huron, 70 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 5 percent higher than the national average
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital, Zeeland, 81 percent Patient Experience Rating, or 8 percent higher than the national average
If all hospitals performed at a similar level in the prevention of serious injuries and illnesses, about 100,900 patient safety events could have been avoided from 2021 to 2023, Healthgrades said in a news release.
To develop the list, Healthgrades’ data scientists and clinical experts analyze Medicare claims for hospitalizations across 13 patient safety indicators, each representing a serious, potentially preventable complication.
The analysis found that four of these complications accounted for nearly 76 percent of all patient safety events between 2021 and 2023, and that patients treated at a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient hospital have a lower risk of experiencing each of these adverse events:
- In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (54 percent less likely);
- Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (54.8 percent less likely);
- Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (69.4 percent less likely);
- Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (72 percent less likely).
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