Baptist Health Corbin receives ‘A’ grade for patient safety

The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization committed to improving quality, safety, and transparency in the U.S. health care system, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide. Baptist Health Corbin was one of 823 hospitals to receive an “A” for its commitment to reducing errors, infections, and accidents that can harm patients.

“Baptist Health Corbin is committed to providing quality patient care,” said Larry Gray, president of Baptist Health Corbin. “That commitment is demonstrated in our continuous monitoring of patient safety measures and improvement activities, including daily safety huddles. We have formal processes and teams at work to identify and implement proven clinical practices to provide excellent care for our patients. We will continue keeping quality and safety as our No. 1 priority.”

“Hospitals that earn top marks nationally in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, ‘have achieved the highest safety standards in the country,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “That takes commitment from every member of the hospital staff, who all deserve thanks and congratulations when their hospitals achieve an ‘A’ Safety Grade.”

Developed under the guidance of an Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.

To see Baptist Health Corbin’s full grade, and to access consumer-friendly patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org or follow the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Twitter or Facebook. Consumers can also download the free Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade mobile app for Apple and Android devices