# Kansas City Hospitals See Dip in Safety Grades

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/kansas-city-hospitals-see-dip-in-safety-grades
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/kansas-city-hospitals-see-dip-in-safety-grades.md
Podcast: [Kansas City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400)
Published: 2026-05-15T13:11:53+00:00
Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0a6aa5f8-7a16-48cb-8fb8-92d748606dfb.mp3
Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0a6aa5f8-7a16-48cb-8fb8-92d748606dfb.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/episodes/kansas-city-hospitals-see-dip-in-safety-grades
Duration seconds: 74

## Resource

Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades: Kansas City Sees Drop in Top Performers The latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades reveal a decrease in top-performing hospitals in Kansas City, with only five earning A ratings, down from seven in the previous fall. While no hospitals received D or F marks, the drop in As is notable. Hospitals like AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Centerpoint Medical Center, and Saint Luke’s South Hospital earned Bs, while six received Cs, including North Kansas City Hospital, Olathe Medical Center, and Research Medical Center. Statewide, Kansas and Missouri saw more As overall, but its essential to stay informed about these updates for safety. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/22a092caf880e6a0

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/episodes/kansas-city-hospitals-see-dip-in-safety-grades/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/kansas-city-hospitals-see-dip-in-safety-grades.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.