Three Northwest Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized with ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades
5/10/2022
(SPRINGDALE, Ark.) May 10, 2022 – Three Northwest Health hospitals received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022 – Northwest Health Medical Center – Springdale, Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital. This national distinction recognizes the health system’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital.
“Our care teams are doing an amazing job fulfilling our purpose to help people heal and live healthier by providing safe, high-quality and compassionate care,” said Chris York, market chief executive officer at Northwest Health. “I am proud of our teams for delivering loving care to Northwest Arkansas.”
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over thirty national performance measures reflecting errors, injuries, accidents and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harms to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
“As our health care system continues to feel the strain of the pandemic, I thank the workforce and leadership of Northwest Health for sustained commitment to patient safety, day in and day out,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “An ‘A’ Safety Grade is an outstanding achievement, and one that is not possible without a 24/7 effort by the entire health care workforce to protect patients from harm. This community should be proud.”
To see Northwest Health’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
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