Safety Report Issued For Triad Hospitals

Safety grades are down a notch for two of the Triad's three main hospitals.

A semiannual safety study was released Wednesday by the Leapfrog Group, a national non-profit that began issuing scores in 2012.

The News and Record reports that Moses Cone Hospital of Greensboro slipped from an A to a B grade for the first time in eight reports. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem dropped from a B to a C, while Forsyth Medical Center remained at a B for the second consecutive report.

Leapfrog reviews 30 measures of patient safety, including such areas as error prevention, infections and medication mix-ups.

Several Triad hospitals maintained an A rating, including Novant Health's Medical Park Hospital, Kernersville Medical Center and High Point Regional.

Some hospital officials warn that using a simple grading system for safety ignores many of the factors involved in patient care, including post-physical consultations.­