Eleven U.S. hospitals have earned consecutive “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group since 2012. The organization biannually grades nearly 3,000 acute care hospitals against 22 national ...

which helps facilitate the Leapfrog hospital survey in Illinois. “That’s the whole point of this, is driving people to the best, safest hospitals in the state of Illinois,” Larson said.

Hospitals in New Jersey rank third best in the nation for protecting patients from falls, medical errors, infections and other mishaps that may leave them sicker than before their admission ...