Sarasota Memorial Hospital has received an “A” for patient safety from Leapfrog, making it one of the safest hospitals in America, according to Leapfrog’s latest hospital-safety report card. This is the second time that Sarasota Memorial has participated in Leapfrog’s national safety survey and received back-to-back A’s in the national report. Just one-third of the 2,600 hospitals participating in the voluntary survey received an A in this spring report card. The not-for-profit Leapfrog organization founded by larger employers and private healthcare purchasers has assigned the letter grades A, B, C, D and F to hospitals since 2012 to rate how well they are protecting patients from preventable medical and medication errors, injuries and infections. According to Leapfrog, about 33,000 lives could be saved annually if every hospital demonstrated the vigilance and dedication of its A-rated hospitals.

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