Congratulations to all employees, physicians, and volunteers who support patient care at Princeton Medical Center (PMC). The hospital recently received an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which are published twice annually to evaluate hospitals on how well they protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries, and infections.
The Fall 2021 edition of the Hospital Safety Grades evaluated about 2,900 hospitals, the most ever, on more than 30 evidence-based measures of patient safety. Nationwide, 32 percent of hospitals received an A.
The safety grades account for hospital-acquired infections, surgical errors, and patient falls, as well as process measures that promote patient safety such as nurse staffing levels, how medications are ordered and administered, and whether specially trained physicians care for patients in the critical care unit. New performance measures this year included outcomes related to postoperative sepsis, blood leakage, and kidney injury.
The Leapfrog Group’s analysis also includes patient survey results regarding the responsiveness of hospital staff, the quality of communication with doctors and nurses, and communication about medications and discharge.