Sacred Heart Pensacola earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the fall 2024 grading period. The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, grades almost 3,000 general hospitals throughout the United States. This is the eighth consecutive ‘A’ for the hospital, spread out over the last four years.
- The Safety Grade assigns letter grades to all general acute care hospitals nationwide. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program exclusively based on hospital prevention of medical errors, infections and injuries. The grading system is peer-reviewed and open to public scrutiny. Hospital Safety Grade results are updated each fall and spring.
Hospitals with this ‘A’ grade excel across 22 measures and actively protect patients from harm and improve outcomes, resulting in a reduced length of stay and lower mortality rates.
Sacred Heart is the only hospital in the city that earned an ‘A’ during this scoring period. Nationwide, fewer than 30% of hospitals achieved a fall 2024 ‘A.’ In Florida, only 71 hospitals achieved this score.
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- “Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for Sacred Heart Pensacola,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families; your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to Sacred Heart Pensacola, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”
Here is Ascension Sacred Heart’s full Hospital Safety Report.
HCA Florida West Hospital earned a “B” and received high marks in several areas, including Healthcare-Associated Infections and Medication Safety. Read report.
Baptist received a C but declined to report any data. We don’t know how their facilities compare with other area hospitals, which is disappointing and makes one wonder what they are hiding.
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