This is an improvement from the fall 2016 safety grades, in which 20 hospitals earned Fs from Leapfrog. Of the 10 hospitals that received Fs this spring, five also earned Fs in the fall. They are denoted with asterisks in the list below.
California
Downey Regional Medical Center*
El Centro Regional Medical Center*
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Olympia Medical Center (Los Angeles)
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District (Brawley)*
Victor Valley Global Medical Center (Victorville)
New York
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
SUNY Downstate Medical Center University Hospital of Brooklyn*
Ohio
Mercy Regional Medical Center of Lorain
Washington
Highline Medical Center (Burien)*
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