The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers released the new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. City Hospital at White Rock was one of 750 awarded an ‘A’ for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care.
“Providing our community with the safest, high quality care is the foundation of City Hospital at White Rock’s Missions,” said Jorge Trevino, CEO of City Hospital at White Rock. “All our hospital staff and physicians work together daily to provide the highest quality and safest care possible through teamwork utilizing best practices and accountability. The validation of receiving a Grade ‘A’ from Leap Frog, is a strong indication we are on the right track.”
“This is the only national rating of how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm and death, such as medical errors, infections, and injuries,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Receiving an ‘A’ Safety Grade means a hospital is among the best in the country for preventing these terrible problems and 
putting their patients first, 24 hours a day.”
Developed under the guidance of an Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to approximately 2,500 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
To see City Hospital at White Rock’s full grade details, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Twitter and Facebook.
About The Leapfrog Group: Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
About City Hospital at White Rock: City Hospital at White Rock, formerly known as Doctors Hospital at White Rock and most recently Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – White Rock, is a full service 218-bed community hospital that has served the East Dallas area since 1959. City Hospital offers a caring physician network and staff that provides affordable, flexible and personalized healthcare to the communities it serves, and partners with likeminded local organizations to promote healthy living.
For more information, visit cityhospital.co.