Mayo Clinic Jacksonville was among the local hospitals receiving an "A" grade.Mayo Clinic Jacksonville was among the local hospitals receiving an "A" grade.
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville was among the local hospitals receiving an "A" grade.

Seven Jacksonville hospitals get A’s for safety

Published on November 28, 2023 at 12:23 pm

Hospital safety grades released for the fall of 2023 show half of local hospitals received an “A,” while four local hospitals received a grade of “C.”

The grades, which are published twice a year by nonprofit health care watchdog The Leapfrog Group, are based on data about infections, surgery and safety problems, staff and how hospitals work to prevent errors.

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Of the 14 hospitals in the Jacksonville area, seven received A’s, including major Jacksonville hospitals UF Health, Mayo Clinic and Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. Baptist Health received A’s for all four of its local hospitals.

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author image Anne Maxwell is an award-winning investigative reporter who joined News4Jax in August 2021. Anne previously worked at WSPA in Greenville, South Carolina, as a reporter and fill-in anchor.
author image Anne Maxwell is an award-winning investigative reporter who joined News4Jax in August 2021. Anne previously worked at WSPA in Greenville, South Carolina, as a reporter and fill-in anchor.

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