Holy Cross Hospital, a private not-for-profit, southwest side Chicago hospital, has been ranked #2 of 20 Chicago hospitals for patient safety by the world’s largest consumer testing organization.

In the August 2012 issue, a leading consumer organization published safety ratings for 1,159 hospitals in the U.S. The survey provided comparative data combining Infections, Readmissions, Communication, Scanning, Complications, and Mortality. Holy Cross Hospital received a “much better than average” rating in the key categories of Infections and Scanning. All ratings data, except for infection, came from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. Infection data came from the states and the Leapfrog Group.

Holy Cross is the only hospital in a large and densely populated area. The Emergency Room receives more ambulances per day than any other Illinois hospital. Holy Cross Hospital is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Casimir. For more information, visit www.holycrosshospital.org.