Rankings and Ratings

The Leapfrog Group gave 16 hospitals failing grades in its Fall 2020 Hospital Safety Grades released Dec. 14

The Leapfrog Group released its fall 2020 Hospital Safety Grades Dec. 14, assigning "A" through "F" letter grades to more than 2,600 acute care hospitals for patient safety performance.

A CDC panel recommended Dec. 1 that healthcare workers especially at risk of being exposed to COVID-19 and long-term care facility residents and staff should be the first to receive vaccines. Among states, North Dakota has the highest share of adults…

Cullman, Ala., has the highest intensive care unit occupancy of any U.S. city, according to a New York Times analysis of self-reported hospital data HHS released Dec. 7. 

The Leapfrog Group honored 105 hospitals in the U.S. with its 2020 Top Hospitals award.

New Jersey hospitals charge the most for a moderate-severity emergency room visit requiring a single surgery, according to data from Hospital Pricing Specialists provided to Becker's Hospital Review.

Nationally, 41.4 percent of U.S. adults are reporting anxiety or depression symptoms, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Despite warnings from the CDC to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, cell phone tracking data shows Americans are still traveling for the holidays.

Healthgrades has released its 2021 list of the best hospitals for prostate surgery.

CMS this week said it won't update its Overall Hospital Quality star ratings or any other quality data on Hospital Compare in January, according to AHA News.