Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center awarded an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar and Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, campuses of Southwest Healthcare System, were awarded an 'A' from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Southwest Healthcare System’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care.
“This grade is a culmination of years of hard work from our entire staff at both hospitals. I am proud of the focus and dedication from each department and their commitment to the highest standards in delivering the best care when it comes to quality and safety,” stated Brad Neet, CEO of Southwest Healthcare System.
“Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grades recognize hospitals like Southwest Healthcare System that focus on advancing patient safety. This ranking provides an important resource for patients, and a benchmark for hospitals, to determine how care at one hospital compares to others in a region,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Hospitals that earn an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade deserve to be recognized for their efforts in preventing medical harm and errors.”
Developed under the guidance of a National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public. Southwest Healthcare System was one of 855 across the United States awarded an 'A' in the Fall 2018 update of grades. To see Inland Valley Medical Center's and Rancho Springs Medical Center’s full grade details, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.