Two Detroit hospitals, Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital, have received failing grades for patient safety in the latest Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade report.
The hospitals’ grades dropped from a “D” in the spring evaluation to an “F” in the fall 2024 report, highlighting significant concerns about their ability to prevent medical errors, accidents, and infections.
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare safety, evaluates nearly 3,000 hospitals twice a year. Using up to 30 safety performance measures, such as infection rates, surgical errors, and staff training, Leapfrog assigns hospitals grades from A to F. This rigorous, peer-reviewed methodology is guided by a National Expert Panel and aims to provide transparency to patients nationwide.
Both Sinai-Grace and Detroit Receiving hospitals are part of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and serve a large portion of Detroit’s population. Their failing grades point to serious deficiencies in safety protocols, such as infection prevention and error management. While specific reasons for the grades have not been disclosed, a drop in evaluation scores signals an urgent need for improvement, according to leapfrog.
“Detroit Medical Center does not submit data or participate in the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Grades are still published even though there is incomplete or dated information,” the medical center said in a statement.
