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Wellstar Douglas Hospital was one of 24 Georgia hospitals that scored an A for safety in ratings released Thursday by a nonprofit health-care watchdog group. (Jim Massara / Patch)
DOUGLASVILLE, GA Even during a pandemic, Wellstar Douglas Hospital was ranked among the safest hospitals in Georgia last week by a nationwide nonprofit health-care watchdog group.
The Douglasville hospital received an A grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing how well it protected patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. Leapfrog s latest report was released on Thursday.
Leapfrog grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from A to F based on each hospital s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 12:16 pm ET
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See the latest safety grades for area hospitals here. (Shutterstock)
WYNNEWOOD, PA Lankenau Medical Center is toward the bottom of the pack in the latest hospital safety grades put out by the research group Leapfrog.
The hospital was among 30 across Pennsylvania to receive the C grade for safety, the study shows. Specifically, the study ranked hospitals based on their ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
More than 2,700 general, acute-care U.S. hospitals were assessed nationwide for Leapfrog s Spring Safety Grades.
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To determine each grade, Leapfrog used up to 28 national performance measures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and information from other supplemental data sources. When averaged, performance measures produce a single letter grade representing a hospital s overall performance in keeping patients safe from preve
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center, in Westwood, received an A grade.
Holy Name Medical Center, in Teaneck, received a B grade.
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, in Englewood, received an A grade.
Hackensack University Medical Center, in Hackensack, received a B grade.
It s worth noting the hospitals were graded during a time of extraordinary pressure on the health care system due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Subscribe This pandemic emphasized how much we rely on America s health care workforce, Leapfrog Group President and CEO Leah Binder said in a news release. Our straight A hospitals remind us how preparedness protected their patients as well as their workforce and created a high level of organizational resilience.
Hiram Hospital Scores High On Safety By Watchdog Group - Dallas-Hiram, GA - Wellstar Paulding Hospital did exceptionally well protecting its patients from mistakes and infections even during a coronavirus pandemic.