Michigan's Hospital Safety Grades For Fall 2018

Twenty-nine Michigan hospitals received an A grade in hospital safety, according to new Fall 2018 ratings released by the Leapfrog Group on Thursday. One received the low grade of a D, but none received an F in the state.

The nonprofit group found that of the more than 2,600 hospitals graded in the country, 32 percent earned an A grade.

The Leapfrog Group explains that its rating system is focused entirely on errors, accidents, injuries and infections. The hospital safety grades are released by the nonprofit group twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia, Massachusetts and Texas had the highest percentage of hospitals that received an A grade. The states with the lowest percentage of hospitals that received an A grade are Connecticut, Nebraska, Washington D.C., Delaware and North Dakota, according to Leapfrog. Washington D.C., Delaware and North Dakota did not have a single hospital that received an A grade.

Here are the grades Michigan hospitals were given by the Leapfrog Group:

Lake Huron Medical Center: A
McLaren Port Huron: A
Harper-Hutzel Hospital: A
Henry Ford Hospital: A
Beaumont Hospital, Troy: A
Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals: A
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: A
Beaumont Hospital, Taylor: A
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland: A
Garden City Hospital: A
Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills: A
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital: A
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital: A
Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor: A
St. Joseph Mercy- Chelsea: A
Covenant Medical Center Harrison Campus: A
Henry Ford Allegiance Health: A
McLaren Central Michigan: A
Otsego Memorial Hospital: A
Bronson Battle Creek: A
McLaren - Northern Michigan: A
Spectrum Health Pennock: A
Spectrum Health United Hospital: A
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital: A
Mercy Health Saint Mary’s: A
Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital: A
Lakeland Community Hospital Niles: A
UP Health System - Marquette: A
UP Health System - Portage: A

Sparrow Hospital & Health System, Lansing: B
MidMichigan Medical Center - Alpena: B
Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi Campus: B
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor: B
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital: B
Ascension River District Hospital: B
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe: B
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton: B
Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn: B
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak: B
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield Campus: B
St. Mary Mercy Hospital: B
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital: B
MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland: B
West Branch Regional Medical Center: B
MidMichigan Medical Center - Gratiot: B
Oaklawn Hospital: B
Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital: B
Bronson Methodist Hospital: B
Munson Medical Center Traverse City: B
Mercy Health Mercy Campus: B
Mercy Health Hackley Campus: B
Dickinson County Healthcare System: B

McLaren - Bay Region: C
Promedica Bixby Hospital: C
Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital: C
Ascension Genesys Hospital: C
McLaren- Oakland: C
Sinai-Grace Hospital: C
Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus: C
Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center: C
Ascension St. John Hospital: C
McLaren Macomb: C
Memorial Healthcare Owosso: C
Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights Campus: C
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital: C
Beaumont Hospital, Wayne: C
McLaren-Lapeer Region: C
Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital: C
McLaren Flint: C
Hillsdale Hospital: C
War Memorial Hospital: C
Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital: C
Community Health Center of Branch County Promedica Coldwater Regional: C
Sturgis Hospital: C
Ascension Borgess Hospital: C
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital: C
Metro Health - University of MI Health: C
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital: C

Hurley Medical Center, Flint: D

“Health care was an important issue in the 2018 midterm elections, yet both parties are still neglecting the third leading cause of death in America—errors and infections in hospitals,” Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said in a press release. “Every elected official, from city councilors, to senators, to the President, should hold hospitals accountable and support efforts to improve patient safety.”

Leapfrog assigns A,B,C,D and F letter grades to general acute-care hospitals in the United States. Leapfrog explains that the safety grade includes 28 measures that are taken together to “produce a single letter grade representing a hospital’s overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors.” The group uses performance measures from a variety of sources, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (You can read more about the letter grades here.)

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