Norwood Hospital Gets an 'A' in Hospital Safety

Norwood Hospital was honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.

The Hospital Safety Score was calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. U.S. hospitals were assigned an A, B, C, D, or F for their safety.

Steward Norwood Hospital received the highest ranking from The Leapfrog Group for safety. The ratings reflect how safe a hospital is for its patients. The goal of the Hospital Safety Score is to reduce the 180,000 annual deaths from hospital errors and injuries through publicly recognizing safety and exposing harm such as medication mix ups, infections or acquired injuries such as bedsores.

“Patients will not only find state-of-the-art medicine and technology at Steward Norwood Hospital, but also state-of-the-art care,” said Emily Holliman, president of Norwood Hospital. “We are proud of our high marks and hope they will inspire continued confidence in our patients to entrust their care to us.”

“It’s The Leapfrog Group’s goal to give patients the information they need and deserve before even entering a hospital,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the hospitals that earned an ‘A’ and we look forward to the day when all hospitals in the U.S. will earn the highest scores for putting patient safety first.”

To see Steward Norwood Hospital scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org, the Hospital Safety Score website, which also provides information on how the public can protect themselves and loved ones during a hospital stay.  

From a press release from Steward Norwood Hospital