For the 13th grading period in a row, St. Tammany Health System has once again received an A for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group, an independent healthcare consumer protection organization.
“I thank the workforce and leadership of St. Tammany Health System for sustained commitment to patient safety, day in and day out,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “An ‘A’ Safety Grade is an outstanding achievement, and one that is not possible without a 24/7 effort by the entire healthcare workforce to protect patients from harm. This community should be proud.”
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns A, B, C, D or F grades to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm