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The Leapfrog Group recently released its spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades, assessing more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals on how well a facility prevents medical errors and other harm to patients. (Shutterstock)
AUSTIN, TX Several Austin area hospitals received top safety marks while others didn t quite measure up in The Leapfrog Group s annual spring safety grades released Thursday.
The nonprofit health care watchdog group grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from A to F based on each hospital s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
More than 2,700 general, acute-care U.S. hospitals were assessed for Leapfrog s Spring Safety Grades. Among those hospitals, 27 have achieved 19 consecutive A grades in every biannual grading cycle since Leapfrog launched the safety grades in spring 2012.
Ascension Seton Williamson hospital in Round Rock was briefly placed on lockdown early Wednesday as police searched for man suspected of an assault in Pflugerville, authorities said.
Police said a woman, who was the victim of the assault, had been brought to the hospital. Then around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, Round Rock police said they were looking for the suspect in the area of Ascension Seton Williamson and that the hospital was on lockdown.
Officers said they had no reports of gunshots at the hospital but they urged the public to stay away from the hospital during the search.
By 6:45 a.m., Round Rock police said they finished a search of the hospital and the suspect, whose identity was not released, had not been found. Hospital staff then lifted the lockdown.
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Clay A. Cauthen, MD, MA, is being recognized by Continental Who s Who as a Top Doctor in the field of Medicine for his professional excellence as a Transplant Cardiologist/Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship Program with the Seton Heart Institute – Medical Park Tower/University of Texas Austin.
Leading an outstanding medical career for 15 years, Dr. Cauthen has garnered a well-deserving reputation for his professional excellence. He is a board-certified and fellowship-trained Transplant Cardiologist, currently serving patients at Seton Heart Institute – Medical Park Tower in Austin, Texas for the past seven years. He examines and treats patients with congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Dedicated to keeping his patients well-informed, he also advises on the best course of action for his patients, spending time,