Valley Hospital Medical Center Earns Second Consecutive "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Valley Hospital Medical Center earned its second consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
“The collective effort of our team, medical staff and leadership to achieve the top grade in patient safety is a testimony to everyone’s hard work and commitment to continuing to provide the very best care to our patients,” said Ryan Tingey, CEO of Valley Hospital. “As a tertiary-care hospital caring for thousands of residents and tourists each year, achieving this A grade for the second consecutive time underscores our dedication to providing safe, effective medical care for everyone who enters our doors.”
“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade reflects enormous dedication to patient safety,” said Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “I extend my congratulations to Valley Hospital, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for creating a culture where patients come first.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.