These are the most unsafe hospitals in Fort Worth area, new report shows. Is yours listed?
Fort Worth area hospitals are among the safest in Texas, but a new report shows that some need improvement.
The fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grades were just released by the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that measures several factors at general hospitals nationwide to help consumers choose the safest hospital to seek care.
In its recent analysis, Texas had 35.1% of its hospitals receive an A rating, a tiny decrease from its springtime ranking of 35.5%.
Texas ranked 15th overall among states with the safest hospitals.
“Despite improvements seen in this fall’s Safety Grade, significant variation in performance remains across U.S. hospitals,” President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, Leah Binder, said in a news release. “That’s why it’s so important for people to consult grades when making decisions about seeking care. All hospitals are not the same.”
How did experts determine hospital safety?
Hospitals were rated by Leapfrog according to how well they avoid infections, injuries, accidents, and medical errors that result in patient harm or death.
The safety grades were produced using roughly thirty performance measures and data that are accessible to the public.
Patients’ answers to a nationwide, standardized survey after a hospital stay were used to determine the measures’ scores.
Leapfrog analysts utilized the data to track state rankings and trends in national performance.
How safe are Fort Worth area hospitals?
Out of the 45 hospitals in the Fort Worth region that were evaluated, three received a D grade, and 22 received a C.
No hospital in the Fort Worth area was given an F for a failing grade by Leapfrog.
However, some C-grade hospitals were ranked in the Top 20 of the best state hospitals by Newsweek and Statista, which featured Baylor University Medical Center, Medical City Dallas, and Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth.
What were the best hospitals in Dallas-Forth?
US News evaluated dozens of hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth as part of its regional hospital rankings and determined that UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, and Medical City Dallas were among the top in the area.
US News ranked the hospitals according to their performance “in complex care in medical specialties such as cancer and in common procedures and conditions like knee replacement and heart failure.”
What were the most unsafe Fort Worth area hospitals?
C grades:
John Peter Smith Hospital
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, TX
Texas Health Fort Worth
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Worth, TX
Medical City Fort Worth
900 Eighth Ave
Fort Worth, TX
Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth
6100 Harris Parkway
Fort Worth, TX
Medical City North Hills
4401 Booth Calloway Road
North Richland Hills, TX
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
800 W. Randol Mill Road
Arlington, TX
Medical City Arlington
3301 Matlock Road
Arlington, TX
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford
1600 Hospital Parkway
Bedford, TX
Texas Health Alliance
10864 Texas Health Trail
Fort Worth, TX
Texas Health Azle
108 Denver Trail
Azle, TX
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
2700 E. Broad Street
Mansfield, TX
Methodist Southlake Medical Center
421 E State Highway 114
Southlake, TX
Medical City Las Colinas
6800 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX
Texas Health Flower Mound
4400 Long Prairie Road
Flower Mound, TX
Texas Health Cleburne
201 Walls Drive
Cleburne, TX
Baylor University Medical Center - Dallas
3500 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX
Carrollton Regional Medical Center
4343 N. Josey Lane
Carrollton, TX 75010
Medical City Dallas
7777 Forest Lane
Dallas, TX
Lake Granbury Medical Center
1310 Paluxy Road
Granbury, TX
Texas Health Denton
3000 North I-35
DENTON, TX
Texas Health Plano
6200 W. Parker Road
Plano, TX 75093-7914
Medical City Decatur
609 Medical Center Drive
Decatur, TX
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Frisco
5601 Warren Parkway
Frisco, TX
D grade hospitals:
Parkland Health
5200 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX
White Rock Medical Center
9440 Poppy Drive
Dallas, TX
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Editor’s note: The headline has been updated to provide attribution to the report.
This story was originally published November 20, 2024 at 10:38 AM.
