MURRAY – An organization that assigns letter grades to health care facilities around the country recently gave Murray-Calloway County Hospital a low grade, but MCCH says that is mostly because it has not participated in its surveys in some time.

According to its website, the Leapfrog Group was f ounded in 2000 by “large employers and other purchasers,” and “is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care.”

“The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions,” the website states. “The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s

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