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Top grade for patient safety: Kaiser Permanente San Jose
Kaiser Permanente San Jose earns top grade for patient safety and quality of care from Leapfrog Group, a consortium health insurance buyers
The Leapfrog Group recognized Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center hospital with a top score of “A” in its biannual Hospital Safety Grades report, which examined and graded nearly 3,000 hospitals throughout the United States.
Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California with “A” scores include: Antioch, Fresno, Manteca, Modesto, Redwood City, Richmond, Roseville, San Francisco, San Jose, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, South San Francisco, Vacaville, and Vallejo. Additionally, Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Fremont, Oakland, Sacramento, and Walnut Creek received “B” scores.
Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals continue to be consistently recognized as among the country’s best for outstanding patient safety, positive outcomes, and patient experience.
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“This is a concerted effort on the part of physicians, nurses, and staff to deliver consistent, reliable, safe and quality care to our members,” said Irene Chavez, senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center.
More about the Leapfrog Safety Grades
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The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits, released its Hospital Safety Grades after examining publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors and infections at U.S. hospitals. The report includes data collected by national health care organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scores are calculated based on more than 30 publicly available measures, and hospitals are then assigned A, B, C, D or F grades for their safety records. The grades are released as a free resource to help patients and their families make informed health care decisions.
“Our patients are at the center of everything we do here at Kaiser Permanente San Jose,” said Efren Rosas, MD, surgeon and physician in chief of the medical center. “We are committed to providing safe, high-quality care and this recognition is a testament to that.”
For more information and a complete list of the hospital safety grades, visit Leapfrog.
