Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio
Dec 14, 2020 4:36 PM
Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)-Â HSHS St. Anthonyâs Memorial Hospital was awarded an âAâ
 in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade,Â
a national distinction recognizing St. Anthonyâs achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade assigns an âAâ, âBâ, âCâ, âDâ or âFâ grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is based on a hospitalâs performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.
Morris Hospital earns another A grade for patient safety morrisherald-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from morrisherald-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
STOCKBRIDGE â Piedmont Henry was awarded an âAâ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospitalâs achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. Piedmont Henry was one of seven Piedmont hospitals receiving the recognition.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade assigns an âAâ, âBâ, âCâ, âDâ or âFâ grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is based on a hospitalâs performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.
UPMC Susquehanna – Williamsport
/Public Release. This material comes from the originating organization and may be of a point-in-time nature, edited for clarity, style and length. View in full here.
Why?
Well, unlike many news organisations, we have no sponsors, no corporate or ideological interests. We don t put up a paywall – we believe in free access to information of public interest.
Media ownership in Australia is one of the most concentrated in the world (Learn more). Since the trend of consolidation is and has historically been upward, fewer and fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media in our country. According to independent assessment, about 98% of the media sector is held by three conglomerates. This tendency is not only totally unacceptable, but also to a degree frightening). Learn more here
Four Methodist hospitals earn “A” in outstanding quality and safety Author: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare News Release Published: 6:21 AM CST December 15, 2020 Updated: 5:18 PM CST December 16, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital is the only Tennessee hospital to be named a Top Teaching Hospital as designated by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization committed to healthcare quality and safety. Only the highest performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey are considered for this award and must meet specific criteria for hospital infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care, and a hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors.
“We are honored to receive this competitive award that truly recognizes our unwavering commitment to provide our patients with the safest and highest quality care,” said MLH CEO Michael Ugwueke.