LifePoint Health Inc.

11/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/26/2024 17:51

Lifepoint Health Hospitals Achieve Top Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group

Brentwood, Tenn. (November 26, 2024) - Nineteen Lifepoint Health hospitals achieved an "A" Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2024 from The Leapfrog Group, a respected nonprofit organization setting high standards for patient care excellence. Leapfrog evaluates general hospitals nationwide, assigning grades (A, B, C, D, or F) based on over 30 performance measures, reflecting areas such as errors, accidents, injuries and infections, along with the preventive systems hospitals have in place.

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands out as the sole ratings program exclusively focused on a hospital's prevention of medical errors, infections and injuries, which collectively claim more than 500 lives daily across the country. This grade is peer-reviewed, transparent and accessible to the public at no cost. Updates to grades occur bi-annually in the fall and spring.

"We are pleased by the strong performance of our hospitals, with 34 out of 46 of our eligible acute hospitals achieving either an A or B grade for the Fall 2024 rating cycle," said Chris Frost, MD, senior vice president, chief medical officer and chief quality officer of Lifepoint Health. "This equates to an impressive 74 percent of our facilities that were evaluated by Leapfrog achieving high scores and reflects their commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care for those we serve."

The Lifepoint facilities earning an "A" grade for the Fall 2024 cycle include:

About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.

About Lifepoint Health
Lifepoint Health is a leading healthcare provider that serves patients, clinicians, communities and partner organizations across the healthcare continuum. Driven by a mission of making communities healthier®, the company has a growing diversified healthcare delivery network comprised of nearly 55,000 dedicated employees, 60 community hospital campuses, 70 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals and more than 300 additional sites of care, including managed acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. For more information about the company, visit www.LifepointHealth.net.