The Leapfrog Group gave nine hospitals failing grades in its fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grades released Nov. 7.
The organization assigns letter grades every fall and spring to more than 2,600 acute care hospitals for patient safety performance.
Nine hospitals also received an "F" in Leapfrog's spring 2019 Safety Grades update, although none of these facilities received an "F" again in the most recent update.
Here is a list of this fall's "F" hospitals broken down by state:
Arkansas
Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Pine Bluff)
California
Beverly Hospital (Montebello)
San Leandro Hospital
Iowa
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Kentucky
Jewish Hospital (Louisville)
New Mexico
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (Gallup)
Texas
Huntsville Memorial Hospital
Matagorda Regional Medical Center (Bay City)
Medical Center Hospital (Odessa)