Shasta Regional Medical Center Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Congratulations to the entire staff at Shasta Regional Medical Center for achieving an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade!
- (1888PressRelease) May 18, 2024 - Shasta Regional Medical Center a member of Prime Healthcare, earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a patient safety ratings organization. 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.
“To have earned top ratings for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, demonstrates our commitment to providing the highest level of quality and excellence for our patients”, stated Casey Fatch, CEO at Shasta Regional Medical Center. “We continuously strive to maintain the highest standards for patient safety, and we are honored to receive the Grade of ‘A’ for the third time from The Leapfrog Group. This award validates the continuous effort and dedication of our exemplary team of health care professionals who provide outstanding care every day to our patients”. Over the last year, 81 percent of Prime’s hospitals earned an “A” rating from The Leapfrog
Group.
“Everyone who works at Shasta Reginal Medical Center should be proud of this ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It takes complete dedication of at every level, and an ironclad commitment to putting patients first. I thank Shasta Regional Medical Center, its leadership, clinicians, staff, and volunteers for caring so deeply for its patients and their safety.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
To see Shasta Regional Medical Center’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, LinkedIn, and Instagram and via The Leapfrog Group newsletter.
About Shasta Regional Medical Center:
Shasta Regional Medical Center is a 226-bed acute care facility serving Northern California. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of services; emergency medicine, critical care, general and specialty surgery, cardiovascular services, neurosciences and orthopedic care. Shasta Regional Medical Center is one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals recognized by Watson Health and is a fully accredited chest pain center. The hospital is recognized with an “A” grade by The Leapfrog Group and is Joint Commission Certified for stroke care. Shasta Regional is a Five Star recipient for treatment of heart failure, respiratory failure and is named among the Top 5% in the nation for patient safety by Healthgrades. Shasta Regional Medical Center delivers patient-centered healthcare with compassion, dignity and respect for every patient and their family. www.shastaregional.com
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