SMH Earns "A" for Hospital Safety
Coconut Telegraph
SRQ DAILY
SATURDAY APR 28, 2018 |
The Leapfrog Group announced Sarasota Memorial Hospital received an “A” for protecting patients from preventable injuries and harm and for meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. Leapfrog issues nationwide hospital safety grades twice each year and assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade based on individual hospital performance in preventing harm and death, such as medical errors, injuries, accidents and infections among patients in their care. SMH was one of 750 hospitals nationwide that received Leapfrog’s highest mark this grading period; this is the fourth consecutive “A” that SMH has earned for its performance since the hospital began participating in Leapfrog’s survey in 2016. “Receiving an ‘A’ safety grade means a hospital is among the best in the country for preventing these terrible problems and putting their patients first, 24 hours a day,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.
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