Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco recognized for patient safety

With a commitment to providing high-quality, safe patient care, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center has been named to the Cal Hospital Compare 2024 Patient Safety Honor Roll.

The honor roll uses objective, publicly available patient safety measures to evaluate hospitals across a variety of domains, including hospital-acquired infections, adverse patient safety events, sepsis management, patient experience, and the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade.

This year, 72 of the state’s 306 adult, acute-care hospitals made the honor roll. Kaiser Permanente Northern California had 10 hospitals on the list – representing 14% of the hospitals recognized.

“Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco continues to be among the top hospitals in the state and nation for providing our patients with safe, high-quality care,” said Shasta Addessi, interim senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco. “We are always striving to provide our patients and members in the North San Mateo County community with exceptional care in the safest way possible.”

Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals are consistently recognized as among the country’s best for outstanding patient safety, positive care outcomes, and exceptional patient-care experiences.

“Being on the Cal Hospital Compare honor roll demonstrates Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco’s strong safety culture and our commitment to caring for our patients in a safe and healing way,” said Edward Y. Kao, MD, physician in chief of the Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center. “Receiving high marks on these important safety measures reflects the dedication of our physicians, nurses, and staff who are providing patient-centered care, which contributes to healthier outcomes for our members and patients.”

Hospitals on the honor roll had to meet a rigorous threshold of performance by having at least two-thirds of measure results above the 50th percentile and no measure result below the 10th percentile and/or an “A” grade in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for the past three reporting periods.

This honor roll offers Californians a rigorously evaluated list of hospitals that have consistently demonstrated a strong culture of safety across multiple departments, according to Cal Hospital Compare.