Sixteen Intermountain hospitals have received an “A” grade in the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety grades. This national distinction recognizes a health system’s commitment to patient safety and achievements in preventing harm.
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to hospitals across the nation based on more than 30 performance measures reflecting each facility’s adherence to safety best practices, safety leadership, medication error prevention, injury prevention, positive patient experience, and safety event prevention. Not all hospitals receive grades because of specific volume criteria or specialty hospital status.
The Intermountain hospitals that received an “A” grade include:
- Alta View Hospital
- American Fork Hospital
- Cedar City Hospital
- St. George Regional Hospital
- Intermountain Medical Center
- LDS Hospital
- Logan Regional Hospital
- McKay-Dee Hospital
- Riverton Hospital
- Park City Hospital
- Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Lutheran Medical Center
- Platte Valley Medical Center
- Saint Joseph Hospital
- St. Mary’s Medical Center
- St. Vincent’s
Some things Intermountain has been focusing on to maintain high quality and patient safety include:
- Robust hand hygiene observation practices.
- Highly reliable use of infection prevention behaviors.
- Highly reliable use of error prevention behaviors and communication techniques.
- Highly reliable use of medication barcode scanning to prevent medication administration errors.
- Continuous improvement in the sensitivity and specificity of our computerized physician order entry with decision support application to prevent medication order errors.
- Focus on the patient experience, including goals around the Likelihood to Recommend key performance indicator.
- Consistent leadership and governance support of the importance of patient and caregiver safety.