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Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center honored for patient safety by Leapfrog, a national insurance buyers group; 15 other Kaiser Permanente Hospitals also rated with A grade
The Leapfrog Group recognized Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara along with 15 other Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals with a top score of A in its biannual Hospital Safety Grades report, which examined and graded approximately 2,700 hospitals throughout the United States.
Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California with A scores include: Fremont, Fresno, Manteca, Modesto, Oakland, Redwood City, Richmond, Roseville, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, South San Francisco, Vacaville, and Vallejo. Additionally, Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Antioch, San Jose, South Sacramento, and Walnut Creek received B scores.
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The Leapfrog Group recognized Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara along with 15 other Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals with a top score of A in its biannual Hospital Safety Grades report, which examined and graded approximately 2,700 hospitals throughout the United States.
Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California with A scores include: Fremont, Fresno, Manteca, Modesto, Oakland, Redwood City, Richmond, Roseville, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, South San Francisco, Vacaville, and Vallejo. Additionally, Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Antioch, San Jose, South Sacramento, and Walnut Creek received B scores. Patient safety is at the center of all our work here at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, said Eric Williams, interim senior vice president and area manager at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. Our patient care and clinical outcomes continue to soar despite the challenges of the last year.
Back in September, Vang complained about having trouble breathing and sleeping. As it turns out, she was seriously ill. A new mother gave birth to her first child this week months after her heart failed during pregnancy. She was pretty sick, Dr. Richard Ha, chief of cardiac surgery at Kaiser Santa Clara, said. She came from our Kaiser Sacramento program. She was brought here because she was in acute heart failure. Her heart was functioning at about 20%. Normally, people function at 65%.
Vang was given medications, which helped a bit, but her condition continued to worsen over time.
Ha said Vang had myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, which eventually led to her heart failure.