The Leapfrog Group, the nation’s leading nonprofit watchdog on hospital quality and safety, announced new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades and Cary Medical Center once again earned an “A”.
Cary has achieved straight ‘A’s’ since the inception of the Safety Grade in 2012, and is one of only 63 hospitals nationwide to attain this honor.
Kris Doody, RN, and CEO at the hospital said that establishing a safe environment for patients is a critical responsibility for hospitals.
“Our patients expect and deserve the confidence that we are doing all we can to keep them safe when they put their care in our hands”, said Doody, who has made patient safety and patient experience a major theme of her leadership since 1999. “The fact that Cary is one of only 63 hospitals in America to have straight ‘A’s confirms that our entire organization is committed to this effort”.
Developed under the guidance of an expert panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D, and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
“Straight ‘A’ hospitals are a rare breed. Not only do they achieve the highest national standards for safety, but they consistently maintain that level of excellence,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group. “That means that they put the well-being of their patients first, every hour of every day, year after year. We are proud to recognize them for their tireless commitment”.
