Piedmont Macon, Macon North Receive 'A' Grades for Patient Safety from Leapfrog Group
Thursday, May 4th, 2023
Piedmont Macon Medical Center and Piedmont Macon North Hospital both have received an “A” Hospital Safety Gradefrom The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
Leapfrog’s national distinction celebrates Piedmont Macon and Macon North’s achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors. The new grades reflect performance primarily during the height of the pandemic.
This is the 10th consecutive A that has been awarded to Piedmont Macon and the sixth consecutive A for Macon North.
“Our scores are a reflection of the tremendous amount of diligence and effort the leadership, staff and physicians at our two hospitals have put into making Piedmont a hospital of choice in Middle Georgia,” said Stephen J. Daugherty, CEO of Piedmont Macon and Macon North. “We truly have a dedicated team that is focused on the safety of the patients we are privileged to care for in our hospitals.”
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 over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
“This new update of Hospital Safety Grades shows that, at the national level, we saw deterioration in patient safety with the pandemic,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “But these hospitals received an ‘A’ despite those challenges. I congratulate all the leaders, staff, volunteers and clinicians who together made that possible.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm 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.
To see Piedmont Macon and Macon North’s complete grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook and via its newsletter.
