Hillcrest Hospital Gets 'A' Grade For Safety

MAYFIELD, OH — Hillcrest Hospital received an 'A' grade for hospital safety and minimizing medical errors, according to a recent Leapfrog Hospital Safety survey.

"COVID-19 has continued to present many new challenges to hospitals, with increasing infections within the communities we serve. Cleveland Clinic recognizes its caregivers for their dedication in learning and adopting new processes to help protect our patients, visitors and colleagues," the hospital system said in a statement.

Nine Cleveland Clinic hospitals received an 'A' grade from the Leapfrog Group, including Hillcrest Hospital. The other Cleveland Clinic hospitals to get 'A' grades were:

• Akron General
• Euclid Hospital
• Fairview Hospital
• Main campus
• Marymount Hospital
• South Pointe Hospital
• Union Hospital
• Weston Hospital

The Leapfrog Group is a national watchdog that offers regular assessments of hospital safety. It awards grades every six months, based on how well a hospital prevents medical errors and other harms to patients.

Leapfrog uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals. The Hospital Safety Grade's methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent. The results are free to the public.