WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME) today congratulated sixteen Maine hospitals for receiving an “A” grade in The Leapfrog Group’s most recent round of Hospital Safety Scores. The Leapfrog Group is an independent, national not-for-profit organization founded more than a decade ago by the nation’s leading employers and private healthcare experts. Hospitals awarded an “A” rating are those that are recognized for providing the highest standard of safety and care to their patients.

“Maine’s hospitals deliver excellent care and support each and every day,” Senator King said. “This announcement is an affirmation of that extraordinary work and I join with the Leapfrog Group in recognizing and applauding the outstanding achievements of these hospitals.”

The following hospitals received an “A” grade:

Cary Medical Center, Caribou

Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston

Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor

Henrietta D. Goodall Hospital, Sanford

Inland Hospital, Waterville

Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth

Maine General Medical Center-Waterville Campus, Waterville

Mercy Hospital of Portland, Portland

Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick

Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta

Parkview Adventist Medical Center, Brunswick

Pen Bay Medical Center, Rockport

Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford

St. Joseph Hospital of Bangor, Bangor

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center of Maine, Lewiston

The Aroostook Medical Center, Presque Isle

The Leapfrog Group strives to increase the safety, quality, and affordability of healthcare in the U.S. by promoting transparency and value-based hospital incentives. The Hospital Safety Score is created and administered by the Leapfrog Group.

For more information on the Hospital Safety Score, please click here.

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