Statewide, Iowa (RI) – A new report on emergency preparedness ranks Iowa in the middle tier.
The annual report by the non-profit Trust for America’s Health ranks states on how prepared they are for things like disease outbreaks, natural disasters and bioterrorism. Iowa ranked in the middle tier with 15 other states, the same as last year.
The Trust’s Matt McKillop says no hospitals in Iowa got an “A” grade, which indicates there’s room to improve patient safety practices…