Fact Based List:

Leapfrog: Bottom 10 States for Hospital Safety

  1. North Dakota, Delaware, Alaska and Wyoming: tied for the bottom with 0.00% grade "A" hospitals
  2. West Virginia: 4.35% grade "A" hospitals
  3. Arkansas: 6.90% grade "A" hospitals
  4. Nebraska: 7.14% grade "A" hospitals
  5. New York: 7.53% grade "A" hospitals
  6. Iowa: 9.09% grade "A" hospitals
  7. South Dakota: 10.00% grade "A" hospitals

Source: Leapfrog, "Hospital Safety State Rankings"
Source URL: https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-gr...
Notes: based on the number of grade “A” hospitals they have compared to the total number of graded hospitals on the Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Additionally, Washington, D.C. had 0.00% grade "A" hospitals.