Healthgrades has released a new report that recognizes 379 hospitals as Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award recipients for 2013.
According to the report, these hospitals rank in the top 10 percent for patient safety. The recipients were selected by analyzing objective outcomes across common patient safety indicators as determined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality during the study period (2009-2011).
A list of recognized hospitals can be found here.
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According to the report, these hospitals rank in the top 10 percent for patient safety. The recipients were selected by analyzing objective outcomes across common patient safety indicators as determined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality during the study period (2009-2011).
A list of recognized hospitals can be found here.
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