Ohio children’s hospitals rated high for infection rates

A new study by Consumer Reports found that Ohio children’s hospitals do a better-than-average job of reducing central-line bloodstream infections (Source: “Children’s hospitals reduce deadly infections,” Dayton Daily News, Jan. 26, 2012).

The children’s hospitals in Akron, Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland all received a score of 4 (out of a possible 5) for their infection rates. Because Ohio does not require hospitals to report infection rates to the state, the study relied on data voluntarily submitted to the Leapfrog group, a nonprofit that collects and analyzes hospital performance data (the Children’s Medical Center of Dayton and Toledo Children’s Hospital do not report data to LeapFrog and were, therefore, not included in the analysis).