How Birmingham hospitals fared in latest safety grades

UAB Hospital, UAB Highlands and Walker Baptist Medical Center led the way on the most recent edition of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, an analysis of hospital safety conducted by the Leapfrog hospital watchdog group, The Washington D.C.-based watchdog organization weighs their patient safety grades through 30 performance metrics, including preventing infections, surgery metrics, staff responsiveness and other factors.  Here's how local hospitals stacked up by system: UAB Health System UAB…
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