Prime Healthcare Hospitals Recognized Among Nation's Best by The Leapfrog Group

1.   Prime Healthcare Hospitals Recognized  Among Nation's Best by The Leapfrog Group  By Prime Healthcare    Nineteen ​Prime Healthcare hospitals​ in ten states were awarded an 'A' in the spring  2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a designation widely acknowledged as one of the  most competitive honors American hospitals can receive for patient safety and quality.    Many of the Prime hospitals have received ‘As’ from The Leapfrog Group over multiple  consecutive periods.  "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 commend the 19 Prime  Healthcare hospitals that earned an A as well as those who have improved and elevated     

2.     their grade this spring. We hope this 'A' helps to thank the people who work and  volunteer for Prime Healthcare hospitals throughout the nation. They are role models in  putting patients first, and their service has been extraordinary in our country's time of  need."  Prime Healthcare, with 45 hospitals in 14 states, is one of the nation's premier hospital  systems recognized for its quality and patient safety initiatives and performance. Prime  Healthcare received a record of 312 recognitions in Healthgrades' 2020 ratings.  Additionally, Prime hospitals have received “100 Top Hospital” recognition 47 times  from IBM Watson Health™.   "At a time in our nation when we are recognizing the heroes in our hospitals as they  battle a pandemic, we are honored to commend our dedicated staff and physicians for  achieving this safety recognition," said Sunny Bhatia, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Prime  Healthcare. "Putting patients and their safety first has and always will be a top priority at  Prime Healthcare, and it has never been more important than it is today."  The ​Leapfrog Group​ is an independent national organization committed to health care  quality and safety. The Safety Grade is a letter grade assigned to all general hospitals  across the country and updated every six months, assessing how well the hospital  prevents medical errors and other harms to patients.  Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety  Grade uses up to 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign  grades to more than 2,600 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.  The spring 2020 Prime hospital awardees are: Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, San  Diego, CA; Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, CA; Dallas Regional Medical  Center, Mesquite, TX; Desert Valley Hospital, Victorville, CA; East Liverpool City Hospital,  East Liverpool, OH; Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, Garden Grove, CA; Lake    2 

3.     Huron Medical Center, Port Huron, MI; Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, RI;  Montclair Hospital Medical Center, Montclair, CA; Providence Medical Center, Kansas  City, KS; Riverview Regional Medical Center, Gadsden, AL; Saint Clare's Denville Hospital,  Denville, NJ; Saint Clare's Dover Hospital, Dover, NJ; Saint Mary's Regional Medical  Center, Reno, NV; Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ; San Dimas Community  Hospital, San Dimas, CA; Sherman Oaks Hospital, Sherman Oaks, CA; St. Joseph  Medical Center, Kansas City, MO; and St. Mary's Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO.  In addition, three Prime Healthcare hospitals were named 2019 Top Hospitals nationally  by The Leapfrog Group. Desert Valley Hospital was one of only two hospitals in  California to receive the “Top General Hospital” award. East Liverpool City Hospital was  the only hospital in Ohio to be recognized with a Top Hospital award, receiving the  designation of “Top Rural Hospital.” Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center was one of  only two hospitals in Nevada recognized as a “Top Teaching Hospital.”  To see Prime Healthcare hospitals' full grade details, and access patient tips for staying  safe in a hospital, visit the Hospital Safety Score at ​www.hospitalsafetygrade.com​ and  follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter and Facebook.  # # #   About Prime Healthcare:​ ​Prime Healthcare is an award-winning national hospital system  with 45 acute-care hospitals and more than 100 outpatient locations providing nearly  40,000 jobs in 14 states. Fifteen of the hospitals are not-for-profit and members of the  Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity. Based in California and one of the  largest hospital systems in the​ ​country, Prime Healthcare is committed to ensuring  access to quality healthcare. Prime Healthcare and its hospitals have been recognized as  among the "100 Top Hospitals" in the nation 47 times and among the "15 Top Health  Systems" three times. For more information, please visit ​www.primehealthcare.com  Erica    3