Nearly 30% of hospitals in Illinois received an “A” grade in the latest safety report from the health care watchdog group and the nonprofit Leapfrog, although some hospitals fell in their ratings, the semiannual report said.
The data, part of the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score report, was released by the organization on Friday. The independent group's biannual report evaluates nearly 3,000 hospitals on their abilities to prevent medical errors, accidents and infections, the editors said.
The group then assigns letter grades to hospitals on a scale of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” and “F,” using up to 30 performance measures, a statement said.
According to the report, Illinois hospital patient safety has improved overall since the group's last report, which was released in May, the editors said, with Illinois now ranking 23rd in the nation for hospital safety. In the spring, Illinois was ranked No. 30 on the same list.
The report said that the state ranked highest in terms of patient safety is Utah, followed by Virginia, Connecticut, North Carolina, New Jersey and California.
In Illinois, a total of 111 hospitals were ranked. In the Chicago area, 27 hospitals received an “A” rating, up from 13 in May. One of these hospitals, the University of Chicago Medical Center, is the only hospital in Chicago to receive consecutive “A” grades since the report began in 2012, a statement issued by the hospital said.
Several Chicago-area hospitals that received “A” ratings for fall 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 hospitals in the Chicago area moved from “D” to “C” grades, 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 hospitals in the Chicago area received an “F” grade, unlike in past years, although five did receive a “D” grade.
Leapfrog's full fall 2023 safety scores report can be found here.
Here is the complete list of grades for Chicago area hospitals:
Grade A
Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington Ascension Resurrection, Chicago Ascension St. Francis, Evanston Ascension St. Mary's, Kankakee Endeavor Health Hospital, Naperville Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst Endeavor Hospital – Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park Northwest Community Hospital. , Arlington Heights Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago Loretto Hospital, Chicago Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, Huntley Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, Kishwaukee Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, McHenry Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Hospital Ottawa Regional Health Care Centre, OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Centre, Ottawa Rush University Medical Centre, Chicago Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox, University of Chicago, Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook UChicago Medicine AdventHealth, Hindsale UChicago Medicine AdventHealth LaGrange University of Chicago Medical Center
Grade B
Attorney Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago Attorney Attorney Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge Attorney Sherman, Elgin Ascension Alexian Brothers, Elk Grove Village Ascension Mercy, Aurora Ascension St. Alexius, Hoffman Estates Ascension St. Mary – Chicago John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, Chicago McNeil Hospital , Berwyn OSF Small Business Affiliate Mary Medical Center Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora Hospital Rush Oak Park, Oak Park
Grade C
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest Ascension St. Joseph's Joliet, Chicago, Elgin Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, Chicago Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Humboldt Park Health, Chicago Insight Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Chicago Loyola University Medical Center, Hospital Maywood Mount Sinai, Chicago Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey St. Anthony Hospital, Chicago Saint Bernard Hospital, Chicago Thoreck Memorial Hospital, Chicago or Chicago Medicine Advent Health Glen Oaks Hospital and University of Illinois Health Sciences System, Chicago Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan
Grade D
Community First Medical Center, Chicago Roseland Community Hospital, Chicago South Shore Hospital, Chicago Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago West Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park
This story will be updated with health care centers' responses as they are provided.
