EJGH Receives an “A” for Patient Safety in Fall 2017

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care rating organization, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D, and F to hospitals nationwide based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections, and other harms. East Jefferson General Hospital was one of 832 awarded an “A” for its commitment to keeping patients safe and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S.

The “A” from Leapfrog is also the third consecutive top-mark for EJGH and makes the hospital the only institution in the greater New Orleans area to boast such a streak.

“Once again, our steadfast dedication to patient safety has not gone unnoticed,” commented EJGH President and CEO Gerald Parton. “A third straight ‘A’ from Leapfrog was previously unheard of in our market and I want to thank all of our physicians, nurses, and team members for once more accomplishing this tremendous feat.”

“It takes consistent, unwavering dedication to patients to achieve the highest standards of patient safety. An ‘A’ Safety Grade recognizes hospitals for this accomplishment,” said Leah Binder, president, and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the clinicians, Board, management, and staff of East Jefferson for showing the country what it means to put patient safety first.”

Developed under the guidance of a Blue Ribbon National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 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.

To see EJGH’s full grade, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Twitter and Facebook.