JAX Chamber: HCA Florida Memorial Hospital In The Top 5% Of Hospitals In The U.S. For Patient Safety, According To Healthgrades

Press release from the JAX Chamber:

March 15, 2022

“Our staff remains fully committed to patient safety and it’s because of their dedication and investment in clinical quality and patient care, why we are able to continuously provide our patients with an outstanding patient experience,” said Albert E. Holt, IV, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital. “Being in the top 5% nationwide for four years in a row is even more relevant now given COVID-19, and the contributions of all our hospital staff members in achieving this award.”

During the study period (2018 through 2020), 170,231 potentially preventable patient safety events occurred among Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals.* Healthgrades found that just four patient safety indicators accounted for 74% of all patient safety events: hip fracture due to an in-hospital fall, collapsed lung resulting from a procedure/surgery, pressure or bed sores acquired in-hospital, and catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in-hospital. Healthgrades also found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ were, on average:

When it comes to choosing healthcare, quality saves lives, which is why Healthgrades is committed to delivering the most scientifically accurate and comprehensive information about doctors and hospitals — with data insights not available anywhere else. To that end, it's important for consumers to know that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to the Healthgrades Patient Safety Award Recipients, on average, 100,189 patient safety events could have been avoided.* 

“Through our 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Awards, we seek to recognize hospitals that excel in providing top-quality care for their patients while preventing serious injuries during hospital stays,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and head of Data Science, Healthgrades. “We are proud to name HCA Florida Memorial Hospital as a 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient and look forward to their continued efforts to make patient safety a priority.”

Consumers can visit healthgrades.com for more information on how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access the complete methodology here.

*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award™ methodology which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2021.0.1) for MedPAR data years 2018 through 2020 and represent 3-year estimates for Medicare patients only.

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About HCA Florida Memorial Hospital – HCA Florida Memorial Hospital is part of Florida’s largest healthcare system, HCA Florida Healthcare, comprising of 49 hospitals, 77,000 employees and 11,000 physicians operating from more than 450 care sites. HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville is a full service, acute care, Level II Trauma hospital with 454 inpatient beds, three freestanding emergency rooms and a dedicated Women’s Center. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), HCA Florida Memorial Hospital is ranked as one of top hospitals in the country for heart, lung and surgical care. It is a 2021 Leapfrog A grade hospital in patient safety, and has been ranked in the top 5% of hospitals for patient safety excellence for four years in a row by Healthgrades. For more information about us, visit: HCAFloridahealthcare.com

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Contact: 

Odette Struys

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital

Odette.Struys@HCAhealthcare.com | 904-707-9301

Healthgrades Contact:

Maria Santucci

This press release was produced by the JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.