Six rural Maine hospitals top the country’s for safety and quality, according to new evaluations by a health care watchdog, the Leapfrog Group — and the state now has another reason to boast, too.

Half of the 14 full-service Jacksonville-area hospitals received "A" grades in the latest patient safety rankings issued by the Leapfrog Group, a national health care watchdog organization. The spring ...

While more hospitals are making progress in incorporating measures to prevent medical errors, they still have a long way to go to better ensure patient safety using tested methods, according to a new ...