New Grade for Fall 2024 is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety.
Kansas City, MO, November 15, 2024 – St. Joseph Medical Center a member of Prime Healthcare earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
St. Joseph has proven it is among an elite group of providers in treatment for time critical diagnosis and has earned the Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke patients. We also received the Platinum Performance Award for Chest Pain Patients from the American College of Cardiology. St. Joseph Medical Center is also a certified primary stroke center from Joint Commission and an Accredited Chest Pain Center through the American College of Cardiology.
Our commitment to patient safety is unwavering and receiving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group underscores our dedication to excellence. This recognition reflects the hard work of our entire team to continuously improve care and ensure our patients remain our top priority.” – Chief Medical Officer, Scott Corcoran, MD
Over the last year, 85 percent of Prime hospitals earned “A” ratings from The Leapfrog Group.
“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for St. Joseph Medical Center,” said Leah Binder, president, and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families, and your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to St. Joseph Medical Center its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”
St. Joseph Medical Center was named top 10% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services for 2021-2024 from Health Grades and the Healthgrades 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award for Top 5%.
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. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
To explore St. Joseph Medical Center’s full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
About St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Joseph Medical Center is a faith-based, 310-bed hospital providing a wide range of acute care and outpatient services. Key services include the Senior Care Services, St. Joseph Heart Institute, Breast Center, and Orthopedic Services. St. Joseph is a member of Prime Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading hospital systems for clinical excellence. For more information, visit stjosephkc.com.