LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) Six Mayo Clinic hospitals including Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse scored high marks for safety, earning an “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national nonprofit organization run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.
“Our staff’s exceptional dedication and commitment to our patients, especially safety and quality, has been truly remarkable,” says Paul Mueller, M.D., Mayo Clinic Health System regional vice president southwest Wisconsin region. “These safety grades reflect our staff’s dedication and commitment to our primary value, ‘The needs of the patient come first,’ and are particularly notable in light of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic during the past year.”