THE NONPROFIT PRODUCT TESTING ORGANIZATION CONSUMER REPORTS HAS PLACED NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER IN SALINAS, AND DOMINICAN HOSPITAL IN SANTA CRUZ AMONG THE TOP HOSPITALS IN CALIFORNIA, IN TERMS OF HOSPITAL SAFETY. NATIVIDAD WAS RATED THE EIGHTH HIGHEST IN CALIFORNIA (OUT OF 165 HOSPITALS), AND DOMINICAN WAS RATED 18TH . THE RANKINGS ARE DETERMINED BY COMBINING SIX KEY SAFETY MEASURES INTO ONE COMPOSITE RATING. THIS COMES AFTER A SIMILAR NONPROFIT, THE LEAPFROG GROUP, ASSIGNED AN “A” GRADE, THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE, TO BOTH HOSPITALS IN JUNE.
