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Editorial: A Chicago hospital cleaned up its act with more diligent hand hygiene. So can other hospitals

Ashley Magda talks with a patient in the emergency room at St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center on Nov. 29, 2022, in Chicago.

A new year is a good time for resolutions, and in 2023, America’s health care providers should follow the example of St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center on Chicago's South Side.

In 2021, this independent, 174-bed facility in the Englewood neighborhood was the only hospital in the state to earn an “F” for safety on the widely watched Leapfrog Group evaluations. In 2022, the Leapfrog Group raised its grade to a “B.”

St. Bernard is a safety net

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