Excela Health continues to be recognized for exceptional patient care, with Excela Westmoreland Hospital receiving an “A” in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grades.
This marks the fifth consecutive grading period for Westmoreland Hospital to receive the “A” designation.
This national distinction celebrates Excela Health’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.
Excela Westmoreland Hospital also has earned recognition as one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care in America by Money also powered by The Leapfrog Group.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization with a 10-year history of assigning letter grades to general hospitals throughout the United States, based on a hospital’s ability to prevent medical errors and harm to patients.
The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public.
Hospital Safety Grade results are based on more than 30 national performance measures and are updated each fall and spring.
“I applaud the hospital leadership and workforce for their strong commitment to safety and transparency,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “An ‘A’ Safety Grade is a sign that hospitals are continuously evaluating their performance, so that they can best protect patients. Your hospital team should be extremely proud of their dedication and achievement.”
To compile its new list of the top hospitals in the country for maternity care Money, in partnership with the Leapfrog Group, used maternity care data submitted via the 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which participants were required to submit by Aug. 31, 2022.
To qualify for that list, eligible hospitals were required to carry an A or B letter grade on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for spring 2022.
Hospitals were also required to meet criteria specific to providing maternity care.
Excela Westmoreland was one of 259 hospitals to qualify.
“We are gratified to have our performance reviewed by many benchmarking organizations nationwide,” said John Sphon, Excela Health chief executive officer.
“There are various factors that contribute to the total patient experience and the pandemic has certainly shaped our day-to-day work in ways we could not have imagined. Still, we remain focused on delivering safe, high-quality care during each encounter.”
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, injuries, accidents and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harms to patients.
The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
