Six out of 21 hospitals in Orange County, California received “A” grades for hospital safety while two received “Ds,” according to a report released May 3 by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit healthcare watchdog organization.
Those receiving A grades were: Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Irvine Medical Center in Irvine
Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach
Hoag Hospital Irvine in Irvine
West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills And those receiving Ds: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center in Fountain Valley
Chapman Global Medical Center in Orange The bi-annual report—which first started in 2012—is based on statistics and data from the federal agency Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, public data, and Leapfrog’s own surveying….