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VOLUME 113 ISSUE 90
TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2019 Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida
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UF Shands Hospital receives ‘C’ for hospital safety THE LEAPFROG GROUP GRADED THE HOSPITAL By Meleah Lyden Staff Writer
Ray Davis, an 80-year-old Gainesville resident and a retired master sergeant in the United States Army, salutes the flag Monday during the Memorial Day Ceremony 2019 at Forest Meadows Memorial Park East. Davis is a member of The Sons of the American Revolution and has reenacted with Revolutionary War era clothing for 18 years. Davis recited “A Toast to the Flag” by John J. Daly followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. “The flag is the very emblem of our nation. And who are we as a nation? The greatest nation in the history of mankind,” he said. Chris Day / Alligator Staff
SEE MEMORIAL, PAGE 7
Errors in medical prescriptions and surgery led UF Health Shands to receive a barely passing grade for hospital safety. The C grade was assigned to Shands by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that collects and reports on hospital safety and quality, said Erica Mobley, director of operations for the organization. North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville received a B, and the nearest hospital to receive an A was Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka, Florida. In general, the hospitals with higher scores demonstrated better in patient safety and the processes
they have implemented to prevent any mishaps at the hospitals, Mobley said. There are 28 measures of safety performance used to score the hospitals, she said. These measures fall into two categories: policies and processes in place at the hospital to prevent errors, and the rate at which errors occur. From the 28 performance measures, The Leapfrog Group turns it into a single composite score, which is then translated for the grade, she said. The methodology used by The Leapfrog Group was developed with guidance from a national panel of patient safety experts, from institutions including Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University, she said. Leapfrog uses two main sources of data to collect information to grade the hospitals, she said. One set
SEE SHANDS, PAGE 3
Abby Wambach elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame By Sam Campisano Sports Writer
Soccer legend Abby Wambach – who played at UF between 1998 and 2001 – was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday. The 38-year-old thrived while playing for the United States women’s national soccer team between 2001 and 2015, scoring 184 goals in 256 appearances. Wambach’s goals tally is a record total for both men and women at the international level. Wambach appeared in four FIFA Women’s World Cups, finally winning the competition in 2015. Other accolades include two Olympic Gold Medals (2004
GATORS OFF TO WCWS
The UF Softball team will face No. 13 Oklahoma State on Thursday, pg. 10
and 2012), six U.S. Soccer Player of the Year awards and the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year award. As a Gator, Wambach helped lead her school to the only national championship in program history in 1998 and won fourstraight SEC titles. Her 96 goals, 50 assists and 10 hat tricks are all Florida records. She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012. Wambach, who was elected in her first year on the ballot, called it an “amazing” honor in a video posted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s Twitter. @samcampisano scampisano@alligator.org
The Associated Press
Former Gators soccer player Abby Wambach was announced as 2019 inductee into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday. Her 184 goals are a record for all U.S. soccer player, male or female.
New Composting Station in Reitz Union
The receptacles are on the first floor across from Starbucks and Pollo Tropical, pg 5
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Construction underway at Reserve Park The park is scheduled to finish in February 2020, pg 5
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