Warning: 4 Michigan Hospitals Earn Failing Safety Grades
Discover the latest safety ratings for Michigan hospitals, revealing concerning grades for multiple hospitals in Detroit and Monroe. What's going on here?
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a publication that releases reports focusing on patient safety in 82 Michigan hospitals twice a year. They do a thorough breakdown of everything from infections to problems with surgery and medical staff communication. You can see their complex methodology by tapping here.
Leapfrog will release the Spring 2025 safety grades for Michigan hospitals in May. The main focus of this article is the 2 Michigan hospitals that received D safety grades and the 2 that received F safety grades in Fall 2024.
The previous Hosptial Safety Report for Michigan that came out last Spring ranked 25 hospitals with an 'A' grade, 5 with a 'D', and zero 'F' grades. The Fall 2024 grades were recently released, giving Michigan 22 hospitals an 'A' grade, 2 hospitals a 'D', and 2 hospitals 'F' grades. Overall, the nation has seen an increase in patient safety, however, Michigan now ranks #29 in America. Let's take a look at the 4 hospitals that landed at the bottom of the safety barrel.
4 Michigan Hospitals Ranked Most Unsafe - Fall 2024
DMC Harper University Hospital in Detroit received a C for the last 4 reports in a row. However, due to "Harmful Events," "Dangerous blood clots," and very low scores on "Practices to prevent Errors," this hospital was downgraded to a "D."
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ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital in Monroe received 7 "C" grades in a row before dropping to a "D" in Fall 2024. They had very low scores with Practices to prevent errors and infections.
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DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital received a 'D' for the last three reports but has now been downgraded to an 'F.' They received poor scores for their staff, practices to prevent errors, infections, and many other areas.
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DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit received a 'D' in the previous 4 reports before dropping to an 'F' grade in the Fall of 2024. In practices to prevent errors, Doctors, nurses, and hospital staff received very low scores.
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