Roxborough Memorial Hospital
11/21/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/21/2024 13:50
Roxborough Memorial Hospital consistently achieves ‘A’ ratings in Hospital Safety from the Leapfrog Group
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Michelle Aliprantis, MBA
Regional Director of Marketing and Communications
Prime Healthcare Pennsylvania Region
Roxborough Memorial Hospital consistently achieves 'A' ratings in Hospital Safety from the Leapfrog Group
The latest grade for Fall 2024 highlights the hospital's dedication to ensuring patient safety on a national level.
Philadelphia, PA (November 21, 2024)- Roxborough Memorial Hospital, part of Prime Healthcare, has been awarded an "A" Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group, a respected independent nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing patient safety. Leapfrog evaluates general hospitals nationwide, assigning grades from "A" to "F" based on more than 30 performance metrics that assess errors, accidents, injuries, infections, and the preventive measures hospitals implement.
In addition to this significant accolade, Roxborough Memorial Hospital has achieved an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade for the third consecutive time, covering Fall 2023 and both Spring and Fall 2024. This distinction positions the hospital among only nine within a 10-mile radius to receive such recognition in the Fall 2024 awards, contributing to a total of 21 hospitals acknowledged by the Leapfrog Group in the area.
"This honor from Leapfrog, a reputable national watchdog organization, highlights the dedication of everyone at Roxborough Memorial Hospital in delivering exceptional care, reducing errors, and maintaining high standards of patient safety," remarked Shawn Parekh, Chief Executive Officer of Roxborough Memorial Hospital. "This ongoing achievement is truly impressive and reflects the unwavering commitment of our entire healthcare team to provide positive experiences for our patients."
Over the last year, 85 percent of Prime hospitals earned "A" ratings from The Leapfrog Group.
"Achieving an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for Roxborough Memorial Hospital," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families, and your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to Roxborough Memorial Hospital, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first."
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
To explore Roxborough Memorial Hospital's full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
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About Roxborough Memorial Hospital: Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131-bed community hospital. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. As a member of Prime Healthcare Services, headquartered in Ontario, California, Roxborough Memorial Hospital is focused on becoming one of the leaders in technology. For more information, please visit www.roxboroughmemorial.com.
About Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation: Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system operating 44 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states, providing over 2.6 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation's leading health systems with nearly 50,000 employees and physicians dedicated to providing the highest quality healthcare. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Based in Ontario, California, Prime Healthcare is nationally recognized for award-winning quality care and has been named a Top 10 and Top 15 Health System by IBM Watson Health. Its hospitals have been named among the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" 58 times and have received more Patient Safety Excellence Awards from Healthgrades than any other health system in the past six years. To learn more, please visit www.primehealthcare.com.