Kaiser Permanente Hospitals Receive Top Patient Safety Score

The Leapfrog Group presented Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in Sacramento, South Sacramento, and Roseville the top score of "A" in its biannual safety report, which examined and graded more than 2,600 hospitals throughout the United States.

"Receiving high marks from The Leapfrog Group is a testament to Kaiser Permanente's commitment to quality health care and patient safety," said Senior Vice President and Area Manager for Kaiser Permanente Sacramento, Sandy Sharon. "Our physicians and staff use advanced technology while delivering exceptional care with warmth and compassion for our members."

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits, released its Hospital Safety Scores after examining publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors and infections at U.S. hospitals, which were then assigned A, B, C, D, or F grades for their safety records.

In all, 23 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in California received "A" grades from Leapfrog. The 10 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California include Redwood City, South San Francisco, Fresno, Manteca, Modesto, Roseville, Sacramento, Santa Clara, South Sacramento, and Vallejo.
"This is further proof that at Kaiser Permanente we put our patients and their care first," said Physician-in-Chief, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento, Dr. Peter Miles. "We are pleased to be recognized for the high-quality health care provided by our physicians, nurses and staff."

Only 750 of 2,600 hospitals surveyed in the U.S. received an "A" rating in the biannual report which began in 2012.

Developed under the guidance of Leapfrog's Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 national performance measures to assign a single letter grade representing a hospital's overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade methodology has been peer reviewed and published in the Journal of Patient Safety.

Visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org for additional information about the award.