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University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center issued the following announcement on Nov. 6.
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade, a large improvement from receiving a ‘B’ in the spring. The designation recognizes UM St. Joseph Medical Center’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care.
“As guided by our True North and our mission of loving service and compassionate care, providing exceptional, safe, quality care to our community is what makes UM St. Joseph Medical Center such a special place,” says Dr. Thomas B. Smyth, MD, President and CEO. “It is because of the hard work and dedication of our talented employees that UM SJMC has been awarded this safety grade.”
“Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grades recognize hospitals like UM St. Joseph Medical Center that focus on advancing patient safety. This ranking provides an important resource for patients, and a benchmark for hospitals, to determine how care at one hospital compares to others in a region,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Hospitals that earn an A Hospital Safety Grade deserve to be recognized for their efforts in preventing medical harm and errors.”
Developed under the guidance of a National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.
UM St. Joseph Medical Center was one of 855 acute care hospitals across the United States awarded an A in the Fall 2018 update of grades. To see UM St. Joseph Medical Center’s full grade details, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter and Facebook.
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Source: University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
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