More than 96 percent of Augusta Health staff have received the COVID-19 vaccination, begun their vaccination series or have received an approved exemption.
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in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Augusta Health‘s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospitals’ prevention of medical errors and other harms to patients in their care.
“Patient Safety is a focused and continuous effort at Augusta Health as it is at every hospital across the nation,” said Mary N. Mannix, FACHE, president and CEO of Augusta Health, “so for our physicians and staff to be recognized nationally is especially gratifying. It’s an even greater honor to receive this distinction for two successive Leapfrog gra