See the 22 Illinois Hospitals that Received an A Grade for Safety

I did so poorly in school that I needed someone to explain to me exactly what it means to get an 'A' grade. That's exactly what's just happened for 22 Illinois hospitals who just received the highest grade possible when it comes to how they provide safety for their patients.

Illinois is known for having a plethora of great medical facilities and this new grade card from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade proves it. Their new ranking incorporated a number of factors including support for their staff helping patients, processes that work to eliminate errors and issues with stopping the spread of infections. These 22 Illinois hospitals all got a perfect score which is rare.

• Alton Memorial Hospital, 1 Memorial Drive, Alton, IL 62002-6722
• Ascension Alexian Brothers, 800 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-3397
• Ascension Resurrection Medical Center, 7435 W. Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631-3746
• Blessing Hospital, 11th & Broadway, Quincy, IL 62301
• Edward Hospital, 801 S. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540-7499
• Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 155 East Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126-2989
• FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport, IL 61032-4899
• NorthShore University Health System -Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201-1613
• NorthShore University Health System -Glenbrook Hospital, 2100 Pfingsten Road, Glenview, IL 60025
• NorthShore University Health System-Highland Park Hospital, 777 Park Avenue W., Highland Park, IL 60035
• Northwest Community Hospital, 800 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-2392
• Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, 25 N. Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190
• Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, 300 South Randall Road, Geneva, IL 60134-4200
• Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, 10400 Haligus Rd, Huntley, IL 60142
• Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115-9602
• Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, 4201 Medical Center Drive, McHenry, IL 60050-9506
• Northwestern Medicine, Lake Forest Hospital, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045-1696
• OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center, 2800 West 95th Street, Evergreen Park, IL 60805-2795
• Rush Oak Park Hospital, 520 S. Maple Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304-1097
• Rush University Medical Centerm, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833
• Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Boulevard, New Lenox, IL 60451
• St Bernard Hospital, 326 W. 64th Street, Chicago, IL 60621-3146
• UChicago Medicine Advent Health Bolingbrook, 500 Remington Boulevard, Bolingbrook, IL 60440-4988
• UChicago Medicine Advent Health GlenOaks, 701 N. Winthrop Avenue, Glendale Heights, IL 60139-1403
• UChicago Medicine Advent Health Hinsdale, 120 N. Oak Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521-3890
• UChicago Medicine Advent Health La Grange, 5101 S. Willow Springs Road, La Grange, IL 60525-2600
• University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637-1447

This is just the tip of the iceberg for all the Illinois hospitals that were rated. It's quite an accomplishment for Illinois to have so many medical facilities rated so highly for keeping patients safe.