The
Leapfrog Group’s annual list of Top Hospitals was announced on December 4 in
Baltimore, Md., and included Grinnell Regional Medical Center for the second time. The announcement came at Leapfrog’s Annual
Meeting, focusing on transparency as the key to improved hospital safety, and
Top Hospital Awards.
“GRMC’s
entire staff, physicians, and volunteers can be extremely proud of receiving
this designation a second time,” says Suzanne Cooner, GRMC vice-president.
“Earning this designation takes a lot of work, follow through, and commitment
to our patients. Our culture of safety and the commitment to safe practices earned
this award as well as the grade A score by Leapfrog Group, announced last June.”
Cooner,
along with Ryan Dahlby Albright, president of the GRMC Medical Staff, and Ed
Hatcher, president of the GRMC Board of Directors, received recognition at the
reception in Maryland on December 4.
“Our commitment to patient safety and quality care
has always been our priority. The medical teams have implemented standard
protocols and processes to ensure patient safety. This award confirms that the commitment by
staff and physicians for consistent safe practices can be measured and that we
truly are performing at exceptional standards,” says Dahlby Albright.
“The
GRMC Board of Directors is highly engaged in safety and quality care. They
receive continual updates on processes and protocols. We have a very strong
board and a board quality subcommittee who hold us accountable according to
high standards,” Cooner says.
“This is
truly an award bestowed on GRMC for its exceptional quality, patient outcomes,
and efficiency,” says Ed Hatcher, president of the GRMC Board of Directors. “We
were selected based on our results from a group that purchases healthcare
services. I’m proud to be associated with this excellent hospital. This award
confirms my belief and trust in GRMC.”
Grinnell
Regional Medical Center was selected as a Top Hospital out of nearly 1,200
hospitals participating in The Leapfrog Group’s annual survey. This year, the
Top Rural Hospital list includes a record 13 hospitals. Additionally, there are
67 Top Urban Hospitals and 12 Top Children’s Hospitals. Other hospitals reaching this achievement
include academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, children’s hospitals, and
community hospitals in rural, suburban and urban settings. The selection is based on the results of the
Leapfrog Group’s annual hospital survey, which measures hospitals’ performance
on patient safety and quality, focusing on three critical areas of hospital
care: how patients fare, resource use, and management structures in place to
prevent errors. The results of the
survey are posted on a website (http://www.leapfroggroup.org/cp) open to patients and families, the
public, employers, and other purchasers of healthcare. As a 2012 Rural Top
Hospital, GRMC met specific criteria and standards for safe, high quality care
including earning an A in June on the Hospital Safety score.
About The Leapfrog Group
The
Leapfrog Group (www.leapfroggroup.org) is a national organization using the
collective leverage of large purchasers of health care to initiate breakthrough
improvements in the safety, quality, and affordability of health care for
Americans. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey allows purchasers to structure
their contracts and purchasing to reward the highest performing hospitals. The
Leapfrog Group was founded in November 2000 with support from the Business
Roundtable and national funders, and is now independently operated with support
from its purchaser and other members.
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