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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital receives “A” grade for hospital safety.
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital received an “A” grade in the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital’s efforts to protect patients from errors, injuries, and infections.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns a letter grade to all general hospitals across the country every six months and is the only ratings program based exclusively on hospitals’ prevention of medical errors and harm.
Paul Hammes, CEO of Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, said “Here at Hugh Chatham we have a passion to provide each patient with the safest care possible. We are pleased to receive yet another “A grade” from the Leapfrog Group affirmation of the expertise, teamwork, and dedication to patients among our physicians, clinical staff, a
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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
“He has been an extraordinary partner to this institution,” President Harvey Kesselman said. “Not only has he supported the Stockton University Foundation for more than 15 years, but he has led several philanthropic initiatives at Stockton, including the establishment of the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage.”
In 2011, Azeez gifted the Woodbine museum and $5 million toward its support to the university. He is also actively involved in the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton.
“Because of his efforts and partnership with this institution, Stockton can share the lessons of the Holocaust with our students and community to continue to honor, remember and educate,” Kesselman said.
58 hospitals received a B grade.
78 hospitals received a C grade.
19 hospitals received a D grade.
3 hospitals received an F grade.
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It s worth noting the hospitals were graded during a time of extraordinary pressure on the health care system due to the coronavirus pandemic. This pandemic emphasized how much we rely on America s health care workforce, Leapfrog Group President and CEO Leah Binder said in a news release. Our straight A hospitals remind us how preparedness protected their patients as well as their workforce and created a high level of organizational resilience.