Main Line Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Top Grades in Quality Performance and Patient Safety in Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Report
Radnor, PA – November, 2021 – Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital received a top grade of 'A' with Lankenau Medical Center receiving a grade of 'B' in the just released Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The Hospitals are graded on quality and safety - a national distinction that recognizes hospitals' achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. Twice a year, the Leapfrog Group assigns grades of A, B, C, D and F to roughly 2,600 general acute care hospitals nationwide. The grades are based on a hospital's performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harm to patients in their care. Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a composite score consisting of up to 27 national performance metrics of patient safety measures. Its methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and results are free to the public.
"These grades reflect our longstanding commitment to patient safety, quality and equity enhancement and we're extremely proud of this recognition. Each of our acute care hospitals is committed to these areas that ensure our staff and patients are safe, with process improvement tools in place to continually enhance outcomes in measurable ways. I am confident in Lankenau's ability to provide the highest quality of care as it continues its upward trajectory in positively impacting future safety grades,"says Jack Lynch, III, President and Chief Executive Officer at Main Line Health.
To see full grade details and access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit hospitalsafetygrade.org.
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 and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC 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 Main Line Health
Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the greater Philadelphia region. The System comprises five hospitals, seven health centers, more than 160 outpatient and physician practice locations, over 14,500 employees and more than 2,200 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health includes four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine. The System also includes Mirmont Treatment Center, which provides treatment and support for substance use disorders; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice; Main Line HealthCare, its employed multispecialty physician network; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a leading biomedical research organization; and Main Line Health Centers offering primary and specialty care, lab, radiology and other outpatient services in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Devon, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square.
Main Line Health brings together physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, researchers and other healthcare professionals across a broad network of inpatient, outpatient, home-based and community-based services. Through this integrated approach, the System delivers high-quality, comprehensive care across the continuum — from primary care and preventive services to complex specialty, surgical, trauma, emergency, rehabilitative, behavioral health, home care and hospice services — with a focus on making care accessible in the communities where people live and work.
Main Line Health also collaborates with leading clinical partners to expand access to specialized care. Through its affiliation with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pediatric care is provided at select Main Line Health locations, including neonatal intensive care units at its acute care hospitals and Bryn Mawr Hospital’s Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists also provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care.