Health & Fitness
An "A" grade for safety at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
National insurance group rates Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara and other KP hospitals with a A grade for safety, and quality of care.
The Leapfrog Group recognized Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara 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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“We are proud of this national recognition as it reflects our strong, ongoing commitment to patient safety,” said Eric Williams, FACHE, senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. “The safety of our patients, visitors and staff is paramount to the care we provide everyday.”
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 physicians, nurses and staff are committed to putting the safety of our members and patients at the center of everything we do,” said Rakesh Chaudhary, MD, physician in chief of the Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. “This recognition reflects our leadership, collaboration and desire to deliver exceptional, high-quality care to improve health outcomes.”
For more information and a complete list of the hospital safety grades, visit Leapfrog.
