41 Illinois Hospitals Suddenly Downgraded to Mediocre 'C' Rating

I understand what it's like to be middle of the pack. Not the greatest. Not the worst. Just kind of 'meh'. That's the situation for 41 Illinois hospitals that are neither the best or scary. They were just downgraded to a mediocre 'C' rating for patient safety.

'C' is not a bad grade. It means you passed and you won't be sent to detention unless you talk too much. (Don't ask me how I know) Hospital Safety Grade just ranked these Illinois hospitals on their accident and injury records and problems they've had (or not) with infections. These 41 Illinois medical facilities were rated the passing grade (but not great) of a 'C':

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital - 450 W Highway 22 - Barrington, IL 60010
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - 836 W. Wellington Avenue - Chicago, IL 60657-5193
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - 1775 Dempster Street - Park Ridge, IL 60068-1174
Advocate Sherman Hospital - 1425 N. Randall Road - Elgin, IL 60123-2300
Ascension Saint Joseph - Joliet - 333 N. Madison Street - Joliet, IL 60435-6595
Ascension Saint Joseph-Elgin - 77 N. Airlite Street - Elgin, IL 60123-4912
Carle Foundation Hospital - 611 W Park Street - Urbana, IL 61801-2595
Carle Health Methodist Hospital - 221 NE Glen Oak Avenue - Peoria, IL 61636-4310
Carle Health Pekin Hospital - 600 S. 13th Street - Pekin, IL 61554-5098
Carle Health Proctor Hospital - 5409 N. Knoxville Avenue - Peoria, IL 61614-5094
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital - 800 E Locust St - Olney, IL 62450-2553
CGH Medical Center - 100 E Le Fevre Rd - Sterling, IL 61081-1279
Community First Medical Center - 5645 W. Addison Street - Chicago, IL 60634-4455
Decatur Memorial Hospital - 2300 N Edward St - Decatur, IL 62526-4192
Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital - 5145 N. California Avenue - Chicago, IL 60625-3688
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields - 20201 S. Crawford Avenue - Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1080
Genesis Medical Center, Silvis - 801 Illini Drive - Silvis, IL 61282-1893
HSHS St. John's Hospital - 800 E Carpenter St - Springfield, IL 62769-0002
Humboldt Park Health - 1044 N. Francisco - Chicago, IL 60622-2794
Ingalls Memorial Hospital - 1 Ingalls Drive - Harvey, IL 60426-3591
Jackson Park Hospital - 7531 S. Stony Island Avenue - Chicago, IL 60649-3993
Javon Bea Hospital - Rockton - 2400 N. Rockton Avenue - Rockford, IL 61103-3692
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital - 403 E 1st Street - Dixon, IL 61021-3187
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital - 701 W. North Avenue - Melrose Park, IL 60160-1692
Loyola University Medical Center - 2160 South First Avenue - Maywood, IL 60153-5585
Mt. Sinai Hospital - 1500 South Fairfield Avenue - Chicago, IL 60608
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital - 12251 S. 80th Avenue - Palos Heights, IL 60463-0930
OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center - 530 NE Glen Oak Avenue - Peoria, IL 61637-0001
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center - 1400 W. Park Street - Urbana, IL 61801-2396
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center - 812 N. Logan Avenue - Danville, IL 61832-3788
Riverside Medical Center - 350 N. Wall Street - Kankakee, IL 60901-0749
Saint Anthony Hospital - 2875 W. 19th Street - Chicago, IL 60623-3596
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center - 1000 Health Center Drive - Mattoon, IL 61938-0372
SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale - 405 W Jackson Street - Carbondale, IL 62901-9000
St Bernard Hospital - 326 W. 64th Street - Chicago, IL 60621-3146
Trinity Rock Island - 2701 17th Street - Rock Island, IL 61201-5393
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline - 500 John Deere Road - Moline, IL 61265
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System - 1740 West Taylor Street - Chicago, IL 60612-7232
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital - 1401 E State St - Rockford, IL 61104-2315
Vista Medical Center East - 1324 N. Sheridan Road - Waukegan, IL 60085-2181

While I wouldn't make a health care decision based on one website's rankings, it's a good starting point to decide who you'll trust your life with in Illinois.