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Remarkable Seventeen “A” Safety Grades in a Row
DENTON – Medical City Denton has achieved an “A” safety rating for the 17th consecutive time from The Leapfrog Group, a remarkable and elite accomplishment.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
“This 17th ‘A’ rating validates our unwavering dedication to patient safety,” says Steven Edgar, CEO at Medical City Denton. “I am very proud of the care that our doctors, nurses and hospital colleagues provide to ensure excellence always in every action, every patient, every time.”
Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for Medical City Denton,” says Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families, and your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to Medical City Denton, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”
Data used to identify Top Hospitals is gathered and publicly and reported through The Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which compares hospitals’ performance on national standards of patient safety, quality, efficiency and management structures that prevent errors, providing the most comprehensive picture of how patients fare at individual institutions. The data collected also enable hospitals to benchmark their progress toward The Leapfrog Group’s standards and measure the care they deliver.
ABOUT MEDICAL CITY DENTON
Medical City Denton is a 208-bed, acute care hospital serving the growing communities in Denton, Wise, Cooke and Montague counties. With a medical team of more than 900 physicians, Medical City Denton offers a broad range of services including a Level II Trauma Center, a Primary Stroke Center and an Accredited Cycle VII Chest Pain Center offering advanced open-heart surgery. “A” rated for safety by the Leapfrog Group and Magnet® recognized for nursing excellence.
Medical City Denton is part of Medical City Healthcare.
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