Atrium Medical Center receives ‘A’ for patient safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (April 26, 2018) - The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, released the new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Atrium Medical Center was one of 750 awarded an ‘A’ for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care. 

This is the second consecutive ‘A’ Atrium Medical Center has received for hospital safety efforts from Leapfrog, having also been rated an ‘A’ in the Fall 2017 scores. Over the last three years, Atrium’s safety grades have scored a B or higher from The Leapfrog Group in each ranking.

“Patient safety is a top priority for Atrium, as evidenced by our hospital being recognized with the top hospital safety grade twice in a row,” said Michael Uhl, president of Atrium. “These high scores would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our physicians and all team members throughout our nationally-recognized hospital, which provides high quality care close to home for Butler and Warren County residents.”

Developed under the guidance of an Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to approximately 2,500 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.

“This is the only national rating of how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm and death, such as medical errors, infections, and injuries,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “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.”

To see Atrium’s full grade details, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Twitter and Facebook.

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