#07 November
Colleague News & PBMC Updates……………………………….Pg. 1 - Pg. 3
You Asked for it. We Got it……………..…..Pg. 2 Around Our Community…………....Pg. 4 - Pg. 6
Pen Bay Medical Center Earns “A” Grade for Patient Safety in Fall 2016 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of patient safety in the U.S., were announced in late October by The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog. Pen Bay Medical Center was one of 844 hospitals to receive an “A”, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States. This continues Pen Bay Medical Center’s designation as a “Straight A’s” hospital for never receiving a grade lower than an “A” from the Hospital Safety Grade since first launched in June 2012. There are only 72 hospitals nationwide with this designation. “I am proud of Pen Bay Medical Center for once again receiving an “A” rating in patient safety,” commented Erik Frederick, Regional Chief Operating Officer for Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital. “I commend all Pen Bay Medical Center colleagues for their dedication to this vital aspect of patient-centered care, and I am grateful to these professionals for their continued commitment to providing exceptional healthcare to our community.” Developed under the guidance of an Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. For more information on the Hospital Safety Grade, please visit: http://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/
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