SMH Ranks Among Safest Hospitals in America
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) received an “A” for patient safety, earning a top spot among America’s safest hospitals in a national safety study by the Leapfrog Group, a not-for-profit organization assigning letter grades to hospitals since 2012. SMH has consistently received the nation’s highest 5-Star rating for quality and safety, however this is the first time that SMH has participated in Leapfrog’s voluntary survey and received an “A” grade. In its bi-annual study that assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to more than 2,600 hospitals in the United States, the Leapfrog Group reported that roughly a third (844 hospitals) earned the top grade.
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