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TriStar Horizon awarded fourteenth consecutive 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group

TriStar Horizon receives 14th 'A' grade from Leapfrog for patient safety

May 09, 2023
Drone view of Tristar Horizon Medical Center

TriStar Horizon Medical Center received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates TriStar Horizon’s achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors. The new grades reflect performance primarily during the height of the pandemic.

“TriStar Horizon is honored to be recognized by The Leapfrog Group for exceeding safety standard results for our patients,” said Cindy Bergmeier, CEO at TriStar Horizon. “This achievement validates our hospital’s mission to provide safe, quality care for the patients and communities we serve.”

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.

“This new update of Hospital Safety Grades shows that, at the national level, we saw deterioration in patient safety with the pandemic,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “But this hospital received an ‘A’ despite those challenges. I congratulate all the leaders, staff, volunteers and clinicians who together made that possible.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

To see TriStar Horizon’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook and via its newsletter. 

Published:
May 09, 2023
Location:
TriStar Horizon Medical Center

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