South Carolina has among the safest hospitals in the U.S., but they’re not all equal, a new report shows.
The Leapfrog Group — a national nonprofit that has collected and published data on patient safety and quality care for more than two decades — recently released its fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grades . Hospitals were scored with A through F letter grades.
Overall South Carolina ranked 10th among states with safest hospitals, with 40.4% of its facilities earning an A ranking. However, among the 52 South Carolina hospitals reviewed, 15 received a C ranking and two earned a D ranking. No South Carolina hospital received an F grade…