CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Parkridge Medical Center and Parkridge East Hospital have both earned an A grade for patient safety from independent hospital watchdog, The Leapfrog Group.
“The Hospital Safety Score for patient safety is evidence of Parkridge Health System’s commitment to delivering exceptional patient care,” said Darrell Moore, President and CEO of Parkridge Health System. “I am proud of Parkridge Medical Center and Parkridge East Hospital employees for their dedication to evaluate and enhance the delivery, safety, and quality of the services we offer.”
The Hospital Safety Score is the gold standard rating for patient safety, compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading patient safety experts and administered by The Leapfrog Group, a national, independent nonprofit. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the Hospital Safety Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.
“Parkridge Medical Center’s and Parkridge East Hospital’s A grades are a powerful reminder of their commitment to putting patient safety above all else, and we are pleased to recognize the persistent efforts of their clinicians and staff to protect patients,” said Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, which administers the Hospital Safety Score. “Our families, neighbors, colleagues, and friends deserve a hospital that will pull out all the stops to keep them safe, and we urge Parkridge Health System facilities and all other A hospitals to preserve and renew their commitment to safety year after year.”
Developed under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single A, B, C, D, or F score that represents a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in October 2015, with 773 hospitals receiving an A grade. The Hospital Safety Score is fully transparent, offering a full analysis of the data and methodology used in determining grades on the website. Patients can also review their hospital’s past safety performance alongside its current grade on the Hospital Safety Score site, allowing them to determine which local hospitals have the best track record in patient safety and which have demonstrated consistent improvement.
To see Parkridge Medical Center’s and Parkridge East Hospital’s full score, and to access consumer-friendly tips for patients and loved ones visiting the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org or follow The Hospital Safety Score on Twitter or Facebook. Consumers can also download the free Hospital Safety Score mobile app for Apple and Android devices.
For more information about Parkridge Medical Center or Parkridge East Hospital, visit ParkridgeHealth.com.