WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has earned an A safety grade from Leapfrog, an independent national watchdog organization, in its spring report.
“Ensuring that our patients receive excellent care in all circumstances is the top priority of our hospital team,” said Jane Hyde, senior vice president of WellSpan Health and president, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital. “Achieving an A grade again from Leapfrog shows our continued commitment to quality and safety and demonstrates our employees’ dedication to our patients. This commitment has certainly been on display during our team’s recent response to caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Across the WellSpan system, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital and WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital also earned A grades from Leapfrog. WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital, though it did not qualify for an award due to its size, had scores consistent with an A.
Leapfrog assigns grades of A to F to acute-care hospitals across the country, based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care. The non-profit organization uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign the grades to hospitals.
“As the nation copes with a challenging pandemic, our gratitude extends to hospital leadership and health care workers everywhere for their tremendous dedication,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We hope this A helps to thank the people who work and volunteer for WellSpan hospitals. They are role models in putting patients first, and their service has been extraordinary in our country’s time of need.”
Find out more information about WellSpan’s Leapfrog scores.
About WellSpan Health
WellSpan Health is an integrated health system that serves the communities of central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. The organization includes more than 1,600 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians, a regional behavioral health organization, a home care organization, eight respected hospitals, approximately 20,000 employees, and more than 200 patient care locations. WellSpan is a charitable, mission-driven organization, committed to exceptional care for all, lifelong wellness and healthy communities. Visit WellSpan.org.
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 forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade 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.