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Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center receives 'A' grade in fall 2014 update to hospital safety score

Posted 12/19/14

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Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center receives 'A' grade in fall 2014 update to hospital safety score

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Back, April Spooner, Amy Perkins, Debbie Seitz, Grant PrudHomme, Bill Nelson, Nellie Steenkamer, Ellen Pluta, Pakkam Rajasekaran and Debbie LaRose. Seated, Lisa Chateau, Krista LaRock, Amy Doser and Roxanne Slate.

OGDENSBURG -- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center received an “A” grade in the fall 2014 update to the hospital safety score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections, according to the hospital.

The hospital safety score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog Group (Leapfrog), an independent industry watchdog. The first and only hospital safety rating to be analyzed in the peer-reviewed Journal of Patient Safety, the score is designed to give the public information they can use to protect themselves and their families, CHMC said.

“We are pleased to be recognized for the success of our team’s focus on patient safety,” said Gary Hart, chief medical officer at CHMC. “Our doctors, nurses, and support staff focus on our patients’ safety by following proven care pathways and through participation in measurement and continuous improvement activities related to quality and safety,” Dr. Hart added.

To see Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center’s scores as they compare nationally and locally, go to www.hospitalsafetyscore.org. Local hospitals’ scores are also available on the free mobile app, available at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.

Calculated under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 general U.S. hospitals were assigned scores this Fall. A full analysis of the data and methodology used is available on the hospital safety score website, CHMC said.