Ashbec Hospital Safety Ranking 2.71

Estimates indicate that preventable medical errors account for between 250,000 to 440,000 deaths annually in the United States, with millions more affected by related injuries. As a result, it is becoming increasingly essential for patients to consider a hospital's safety record rather than simply opting for the nearest facility.

Hospitals are required to report various safety-related metrics to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which subsequently makes this data accessible to the public via its Hospital Compare website. Ashbec LLC has curated a subset of this information, intentionally excluding subjective opinions and survey responses. The focus lies solely on quantifiable measures pertaining to mortality rates and treatment complications.

This data is utilized to generate national percentile rankings for every U.S.-based hospital that has reported an adequate number of performance measures, encompassing overall care as well as specialized rankings in cardiac, orthopedic, and pulmonary care.

The accompanying application facilitates the search for the safest hospitals in your vicinity or near a loved one's location. Additionally, updates to the underlying data are provided at no cost to users.