New Grade for spring 2024 is a national
recognition for patient safety
TAMPA,
Fla., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- AdventHealth Ocala and AdventHealth Carrollwood, along with
all AdventHealth hospitals in Pasco
County, including AdventHealth Wesley Chapel, AdventHealth
Dade City and AdventHealth Zephyrhills, have once again earned an
"A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national
nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an "A," "B," "C," "D" or "F"
grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30
measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as
the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
"As health care providers, safety is at the heart of everything
we do," said Dr. Robin McGuinness,
chief nursing executive for AdventHealth West Florida. "The recent
'A' Safety Grade received by our AdventHealth West Florida
hospitals from The Leapfrog Group speaks volumes about the
relentless effort and devotion of our clinical teams, who continue
to focus on upholding the highest standards of safety,
accountability and high-quality health care."
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings
program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors,
infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day
nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed,
fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice
annually, in the fall and spring.
"Everyone who works at these AdventHealth West Florida Division
hospitals should be proud of this 'A' Hospital Safety Grade," said
Leah Binder, president and CEO of
The Leapfrog Group. "It takes complete dedication at every level,
and an ironclad commitment to putting patients first. I
thank AdventHealth West Florida its leadership, clinicians,
staff, and volunteers for caring so deeply for its patients and
their safety."
To see AdventHealth West Florida's full grade details and to
access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit
HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram and via The Leapfrog Group
newsletter.
To learn more about the AdventHealth West Florida, visit
AdventHealth.com/west-florida.
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SOURCE AdventHealth West Florida Division