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Ardmore
ARDMORE, Okla. – Mercy Hospital Ardmore has earned an A grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog. The hospital is among the top 32% of hospitals nationwide to earn this distinction, and one of only 13 in Oklahoma.
Rising to the highest safety grade is an outstanding achievement for all of the caregivers in our hospital,” said Daryle Voss, president of Mercy Southern Oklahoma Communities. “It’s important that all of our patients in Ardmore know they’ve got the best of the best taking care of them while they’re here. Our goal is to deliver that A grade care keeping patients safe while we continuing to deliver the compassionate care we’re known for.”
Leapfrog rates hospitals on an A-F grading scale after reviewing more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
“Achieving an A Hospital Safety Grade reflects enormous dedication to patient safety,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “I extend my congratulations to Mercy, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for creating a culture where patients come first.”
Nine additional Mercy hospitals have earned the highest rating including in Ada and Oklahoma City in Oklahoma. Other Mercy hospitals with the top grade are in Arkansas (Fort Smith, Northwest Arkansas), Kansas (Pittsburg) and Missouri (Jefferson, Lebanon, Springfield and Washington).
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. To learn more about these grades, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
Mercy Hospital Ardmore has a 4-star Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rating and has also been recognized as one of America’s top rural hospitals.
