CPRMC awarded ‘A’ Safety Grade
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (CPRMC) received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2023 from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates CPRMC’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, and represent the third consecutive “A” grade awarded to CPRMC.
“We are thrilled to once again earn Leapfrog’s highest safety rating,” said Bill Little, CEO of CPRMC. “It’s quite an honor, as only about a quarter of the 3,000 or so hospitals reviewed achieve an “A” grade. We view it as a validation of the hard work of our team members each day to provide high-quality, compassionate care in as safe an environment as possible. That’s why we’re here, and it is gratifying to have a national organization recognize our efforts.”
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 this hospital 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