Gotlieb Memorial Hospital, part of Loyola University Medical Center, has received an "A" Hospital Safety Score from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national non-profit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.
Loyola University Medical Center, part of Loyola University Health System, also received an A.
The A scores were awarded in the latest update to The Hospital Safety ScoreTM, the A, B, C, D or F scores assigned to the U.S. Hospitals based on preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents and infections. The Hospital Safety Score was compiled under the guidance of the nation's leading experts on patient safety. It is the first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety (April, 2013).
"Earning an "A" on the Hospital Safety Score demonstrates that this hospital has exhibited excellence in our national database of patient safety measures," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.
Larry Goldberg, president and CEO of Loyola University Health System, said: "We are very gratified to receive this recognition of our efforts to protect patient safety. Patients are at the center of who we are and what we do. The impact on patient quality and safety is core to how we make decisions with our organization."
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