The Shadow
RICHMOND, VA (VR) – Seven HCA Virginia hospitals earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care.
The HCA Virginia hospitals that earned an “A” grade for meeting some of the industry’s highest standards are:
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
Parham Doctors’ Hospital
Retreat Doctors’ Hospital
LewisGale Hospital – Alleghany
LewisGale Hospital – Pulaski
Reston Hospital Center
StoneSprings Hospital Center
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. This national distinction recognizes the hospitals’ achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safe healthcare.
Leapfrog assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to general hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harm to patients in their care.
The latest recognitions earned three HCA Virginia hospitals a “Straight A” designation for five or more consecutive cycles of A ratings:
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
Parham Doctors’ Hospital
Reston Hospital Center
“Patient safety is always a top priority for our hospital care teams and we are honored to receive these recognitions for going above and beyond,” said Jessica Kirby, HCA Healthcare Capital Division vice president of quality. “We are proud of our dedicated physicians, nurses, and colleagues who provide our patients with exceptional care each day.”
“Earning an ‘A’ Grade means these HCA Virginia hospitals made a true commitment to put patient safety first,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the leadership, Board, clinicians, staff and volunteers that all had a role to play in this achievement.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
About HCA Virginia
As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive provider network, HCA Virginia, which operates 14 hospitals, 26 outpatient centers, eight freestanding emergency rooms, 12 urgent care centers, and is affiliated with over 3,100 physicians. The private hospital system is one of Virginia’s largest employers, provides more than $114 million in charity and uncompensated care, pays $203.7 million in state and local taxes annually and has $6.2 billion in economic impact on the Commonwealth each year. HCA Virginia hospitals include Chippenham, Henrico Doctors’, TriCities, Johnston-Willis, Parham Doctors’, Retreat Doctors’, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, LewisGale Medical Center, LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, Reston Hospital Center, StoneSprings Hospital Center and Dominion Hospital.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade,Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
