Acute Care Hospitals Recognized for the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
As part of the Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade, ten Acute Care hospitals were honored with an “A” grade and eight hospitals received a “B” grade, recognizing how they protect patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
Congratulations to:
- Aiken Regional Medical Centers —
6th “A” in a row - Corona Regional Medical Center —
1st “A” - South Texas Health System Edinburg —
6th “A” in a row - Henderson Hospital —
6th “A” in a row - South Texas Health System McAllen —
6th “A” in a row - Northern Nevada Medical Center —
7th “A” in a row - St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center —
6th “A” in a row - Temecula Valley Hospital —
3rd “A” in a row - Texoma Medical Center —
3rd “A” in a row - Wellington Regional Medical Center —
3rd “A” since 2018
“This recognition recognizes the commitment of these hospitals to protect patients from harm and meet the highest safety standards. Congratulations to these facilities and I’m confident that the remaining hospitals are well positioned to move up into the ‘A’ or “B” grade category,” said Marvin Pember, President of the Acute Care Division.
“The past year has been extraordinarily difficult for hospitals, but these ten UHS hospitals shows us it is possible to keep a laser focus on patients and their safety, no matter what it takes,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.
“This recognition recognizes the commitment of these hospitals to protect patients from harm and meet the highest safety standards.”
Marvin Pember
President, Acute Care Division
Congratulations to the eight hospitals who received a ‘B’ grade:
- Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center
- Doctors Hospital of Laredo
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
- Manatee Memorial Hospital
- South Texas Health System Heart
- Northwest Texas Healthcare System
- Palmdale Regional Medical Center
- Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
About The Leapfrog Group
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to healthcare quality and safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to all general hospitals across the country. It is based on a hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care. Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.