I am a big believer that B is a really good grade. My mom wanted me to strive for an A, but we can't all be straight A students. That's why I think the 18 Illinois hospitals that just received a B grade did a pretty good job.

Even though my nickname is "Doc", I do not have a medical degree which I know must come as a shock and, yes, that's sarcasm. Hospital Safety Grade is the authority for rating hospitals on safety (as the name alludes to). Their definition of safety involves how they deal with preventing infections before and after surgery and incidents they've had with issues like that.

These new ratings are completely up-to-date for the Fall as all Illinois hospitals received a grade. Here are that B graded hospitals that did a pretty good job:

Say what you want, but I consider these Illinois hospitals more than fine. They're not perfect which is why they got a B, but we all have flaws, right?

32 Illinois Hospitals Rated a Perfect A Grade for Patient Safety

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