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Each hospital is graded A through D on infections, problems with surgery, safety problems, practice to prevent errors, and doctors/nurses/hospital staff.
Maryland has seven hospitals that were graded an A by the Leapfrog study, and two that were given Ds.
The safest hospitals according to the study are:
- Anne Arundel Medical Center
- Garrett Regional Medical Center
- MedStar St. Mary's Hospital
- Mercy Medical Center
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton
- University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
The hospitals that earned Ds are University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, however, the hospital was not graded.
Click here for the full list of Leapfrog's MD Hospital Safety Grades.
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