AMERICA’S EMERGENCY
CARE ENVIRONMENT
National Grades
2009 2014
Overall:
C- D+
Access to Emergency Care:
D- D-
Quality/Patient Safety:
C+ C
Medical Liability:
C- C-
Public Health/Injury Prevention:
C C
Disaster Preparedness:
C+ C-
Top/Bottom 5
Top ranked states(change in rank since 2009) Bottom ranked states(change in rank since 2009)
1. D.C. (+1) 51. Wyoming (-9)
2. Massachusetts (-1) 50. Arkansas (+1)
3. Maine (+4) 49. New Mexico (0)
4. Nebraska (+1) 48. Montana (-13)
5. Colorado (+8) 47. Kentucky (-3)
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