Cartersville Medical Center Receives "A" For Patient Safety

From Cartersville Medical Center: The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization committed to driving 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. Cartersville Medical Center was one of 823 hospitals to receive an “A” for its commitment to reducing errors, infections, and accidents that can harm patients. Out of 74 Georgia hospitals included in the ratings, 13 received an “A” score.

“We are proud that our quality and safety efforts have been recognized and scored at the highest possible level,” said Keith Sandlin, president and CEO at Cartersville Medical Center. “Our team of physicians and healthcare professionals has developed a patients-first culture and safety is certainly one of our top priorities.

“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 Cartersville Medical Center’s full grade, and to access consumer-friendly patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visitwww.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.

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