Lancaster General Health Receives an "A" for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Lancaster General Hospital Receives an
“A” for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Lancaster
PA, October 31, 2017 –
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit
health care ratings organization, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The Safety Grade
assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F to hospitals nationwide based on their
performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms. Lancaster
General Hospital was one of 832 awarded an “A” for its commitment to
keeping patients safe and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S.
“Patient safety and high-quality health care
are Lancaster General Health’s two highest priorities,” said Jan Bergen,
President & CEO. “This national award affirms our commitment to patient
safety, as well as the importance of sharing critical safety information
transparently with the community.”
“It takes consistent,
unwavering dedication to patients to achieve the highest standards of patient
safety. An ‘A’ Safety Grade recognizes hospitals for this accomplishment,” said
Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the
clinicians, Board, management and staff of Lancaster General Hospital for
showing the country what it means to put patient safety first.”
Developed under the guidance of a Blue Ribbon
National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of
publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to
more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is calculated by top patient
safety experts, peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
To see Lancaster General Hospital’s full grade,
and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow the
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Twitter and Facebook.
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
collects and transparently reports hospital 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.
About Lancaster General
Health/Penn Medicine
Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine (LG Health/Penn
Medicine), a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn
Medicine), is a 631-licensed bed not-for-profit health system with a
comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH),
Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (in
partnership with Kindred Healthcare). Its membership in Penn Medicine brings
together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center
and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.
Outpatient services are provided at Downtown and Suburban
pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers and Express and Urgent Care
locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a
network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40
offices throughout the region.
Designated four times as a Magnet hospital for nursing
excellence, LGH has been recognized regionally and nationally for clinical
excellence and patient safety; and ranked by U.S. News & World Report
as Pennsylvania’s sixth best hospital in 2017-18.
