Four California hospitals made the list of 11 nationwide to receive an "F" grade in The Leapfrog Group's fall safety ratings released Nov. 6. New York is the state with the second most on the short list with two hospitals receiving an "F" grade.
Twice a year, the nonprofit healthcare watchdog organization publishes a letter grade for 3,000 hospitals on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents and infections.
Among the 3,000 hospitals evaluated nationwide, fewer than 1 percent received an "F".
Here are this fall's 11 "F" graded hospitals:
Arkansas
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center (Paragould)
California
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Mission Community Hospital (Panorama City)
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley (Sun Valley)
Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley)
Kansas
Southwest Medical Center (Liberal)
University of New Mexico Hospital (Albuquerque)
Kentucky
Jennie Stuart Health (Hopkinsville)
Michigan
McLaren Flint
New York
Columbia Memorial Hospital (Hudson)
Interfaith Medical Center (New York City)
View Leapfrog's fall list of straight-"A" hospitals here.