Northern Nevada Medical Center has Been Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ for the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Northern Nevada Medical Center (NNMC) was awarded a fourth consecutive ‘A’ in fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer healthcare. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization driven by employers and other purchasers of health care committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to all general hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.
“Our organization has adopted a culture of safety to ensure every patient receives excellent care. This means we utilize best practices to achieve zero medical errors, eliminate falls, and prevent harm,” said Alan Olive, CEO of NNMC. “We are immensely proud of our staff, providers, and leadership for continuing the momentum to be one of the Nation’s safest hospitals.”
“‘A’ hospitals show us their leadership in protecting patients from preventable medical harm and error,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It takes genuine commitment at every level – from clinicians to administrators to the board of directors – and we congratulate the teams who have worked so hard to earn this A.”
Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.
Northern Nevada Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ grade today, when Leapfrog announced grades for the fall 2019 update. To see NNMC’s full grade details, learn how employers can help and access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit hospitalsafetygrade.org.