Catholic Health And Smile Farms To Open Cooperative Garden Eight Northwell Hospitals Earn A Top ‘A’ Grade In Leapfrog Safety Report

quality officer at Northwell Health. “The survey reflects our deep commitment to patient safety across the care continuum, whether it be maternity care, surgical outcomes, care in our intensive care units or care for children. Our scores reflect not only our dedication to providing the best possible patient care, but how we strive to do better every day.” the report twice annually.

“The spring Leapfrog report shows that Northwell hospitals across the region are continuing to provide the best quality is being started at Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic in Garden City. Smile Farms provides meaningful work opportunities for people with disabilities to grow, sell, and donate plants, produce, and products in the community. Sponsored by the Harris Beach PLLC law firm with a $15,000 donation, this garden will be tended and safest care to our patients at both our community and tertiary care hospitals,” said Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president, associate chief medical officer and chief

Leaders and local electeds cut the ribbon on a new cooperative garden.

Dr. Silver said the Leapfrog survey reviews key patient safety measures including hospital-acquired infections, medication safety, hand washing, maternity care and surgical safety. Certain patient experience scores also are factored in the analysis, which are based on patient satisfaction surveys administered by Press Ganey Associates.

“We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of all our hospitals and our 83,000 team members who go above and beyond every day to improve care for our patients who entrust us with their care,” said Dr. Silver. “Northwell has a culture for continuous improvement and you feel that when you walk into our buildings.” by patients in the Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) Program who will receive job training and payment, provided by Smile Farms funding. The produce will be shared with food-insecure individuals at Mercy Hospital’s Family Care Center in Rockville Centre.

For more information about Leapfrog Group, see: www.HospitalSafetyGrade.org

—Submitted by Northwell Health

— Submitted by Smile Farms at Catholic Health thebristal.com

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