DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Again Earns Top Grade in Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group
Becomes one of only three in Michigan to earn "A" rating since the inception of the grading system
DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital received an “A” rating in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2017 Safety Score, demonstrating the hospital’s commitment to delivering safe, high-quality patient care. Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is now one of only three Michigan hospitals to receive an "A" rating for every reporting period since the inception of the grading system in 2012, and the only hospital in Southeast Michigan to achieve this.
"We are proud of this accomplishment because it is a reflection of our continued focus on patient safety," said Karima Bentounsi, President and CEO of Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital. "Six straight years of "A" ratings is a tribute to the relentless efforts of all of our staff, most notably our many dedicated nurses and physicians, in making sure we have processes in place that will allow us to continue to earn "A" ratings in the future as well."
The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Score is a rating system designed to give consumers information they can use to make healthcare decisions for themselves or a loved one. The Leapfrog Group assigns A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice a year based on their ability to prevent errors, injuries, accidents and infections. It is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
"This is an impressive achievement by the Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital team," said Anthony Tedeschi, M.D., DMC CEO. "Excellence in patient safety, particularly at such a high level and over such a long period of time, is a reflection of the staff's consistent and unrelenting focus on keeping patients safe."
For more information about the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade or to view the list of state rankings, please visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.
About DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is one of eight hospitals/institutes composing the Detroit Medical Center. Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is a full-service community teaching hospital with 158 licensed beds, including 6 pediatric beds in a partnership with Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital features the Harris Birthing Center, a regional specialty center, the Charach Cancer Treatment Center, the Krieger Center for Senior Adults, surgical suites, cardiac services, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient diagnostic care.
The Hospital's busy emergency department treats more than 33,000 patients each year. Cardiology services include all surgical procedures except transplant, with four cardiac catheter labs available. Orthopaedics and oncology are also core service lines, with on-site radiation oncology services and a chemotherapy/infusion clinic. Obstetrics care includes high-risk pregnancy management, maternal/fetal medicine, and complete labor and delivery services. Critical care units treat cardiac, surgical, trauma, and medical cases.
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