Hospital Safety Ranking Drops in Illinois

Hospital Safety Ranking Drops in Illinois
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tours the COVID-19 alternate care facility constructed at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois on April 17, 2020. Tyler LaRiviere - Pool/Getty Images
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Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit watchdog, places Illinois hospitals at 28th in the United States, based on protection from factors such as infections, medical errors, and injuries.
The group was founded in 1998 and partnered with Business Roundtable, researchers and patient safety experts to reverse what they saw as “troubling trends” when it came to thousands of Americans dying every year from preventable medical errors in hospitals.
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