Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) has received an ‘A’ Leapfrog
Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2021. This national distinction recognizes
CVMC’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in
the hospital as well as meeting the highest safety standards in the United
States. This marks the eleventh consecutive ‘A’ grade for
safety that CVMC has received since Fall 2016.
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, injuries,
accidents and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to
prevent harm.
Eddie Beard, President and CEO of Catawba Valley Health System, said, “Patient
safety is not only the expectation of the people who choose our organization
for healthcare, it is the number one priority for everyone working in
our organization. We’re proud to achieve the highest possible grade
Leapfrog can offer, which is even more meaningful during this pandemic.
This offers assurance to our community that we put the greatest effort
possible into keeping our patients safe.”
“An ‘A’ Safety Grade is a tremendous achievement, of
which this community should be extremely proud,” said Leah Binder,
president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “I thank the leadership
and workforce of Catawba Valley Medical Center for its commitment to prioritizing
patients and their safety, especially during these trying times.”
Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital
Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety
data to assign grades to more than 2,700 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice
per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed
and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.