Eight Ochsner Health facilities, including three partner facilities, earned an A Fall 2021 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a designation that recognizes efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States.
Ochsner hospitals and partner facilities earning this honor include:
-Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center (Ochsner partner)
-Ochsner Baptist, A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center
-Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock
-Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore
-Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank
-Ochsner St. Mary
-St. Bernard Parish Hospital (Ochsner partner)
-St. Charles Parish Hospital (Ochsner partner)
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an A, B, C, D, or F grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, injuries, accidents, and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
Tulane Medical Center maintained its B safety rating with Leapfrog Group. Additionally, this year, Newsweek named Tulane Inpatient Rehabilitation Center one of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers. Tulane Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the sixth consecutive year. The hospital was also recognized as a 2020-21 High-Performing Hospital by U.S. News & World Report for excellent treatment of six of the region’s most serious health concerns. Tulane Medical Center earned 5-star designations from Healthgrades in several categories.