ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital earns ‘A’ safety grade
ADRIAN TWP. — ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital has once again earned the top grade from a hospital safety rating organization.
Hickman Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care, a news release said. Leapfrog 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 the systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
“We are honored to receive an 'A' grade recognition from the Leapfrog Group for a fourth consecutive survey season. This is a remarkable achievement that reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence and our ability to consistently provide the highest quality of care to our community,” Dr. Julie Yaroch, president of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital, said in the release.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based on hospital prevention of medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually in the fall and spring.
“Earning an ‘A’ Grade means ProMedica Charles and Hickman Hospital made a true commitment to put patients first,” Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said in the release. “We congratulate the leadership, Board, clinicians, staff and volunteers that all had a role to play in this achievement.”
Other regional hospitals that received "A" grades for the fall evaluation period were University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor and Chelsea Hospital. Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital received a "B." ProMedica Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio, ProMedica Toledo Hospital, the University of Toledo Medical Center, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Hillsdale Hospital and ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital all received "C" grades.
To see ProMedica Hickman’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
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