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St Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital Awarded Spring 2023 ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group

By: St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital
| Published 05/22/2023

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THE WOODLANDS, TX -- St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands' 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.

“I am exceptionally proud of our dedicated physicians and staff at St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital,” said James Parisi, president of St. Luke’s North Houston market. “Our team’s commitment to patient safety speaks to the very culture and spirit expected of hospitals that earn A grades from Leapfrog.”

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 transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

To see St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands’ full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook and via its newsletter.

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