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Beebe Healthcare Awarded an ‘A’ in the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019

 

Beebe Healthcare was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Gradea national distinction recognizing Beebe’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer healthcare.

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization driven by employers and other purchasers of healthcare committed to improving healthcare quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to all general hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections, and other harms to patients in their care.

“Beebe Healthcare is laser-focused on providing safe, quality healthcare to our patients,” said Rick Schaffner, Interim CEO, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer. “This Leapfrog grade is a testament to the incredible work of our team members and an organization-wide commitment to quality.”

Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.

Caption above: Rick Schaffner, Interim CEO, Executive Vice President, and COO, stands with Marcy Jack, JD, BSN, CPHRM, CPHQ, Vice President and Chief Quality and Safety Officer, after Leapfrog awarded Beebe Healthcare an “A” for quality and safety.

In the gallery below, Beebe celebrates some of the many team members who contributed to the grade.

Pictured here are members of the Vascular Access Team, which has been instrumental in reducing central line associated bloodstream infections, or CLABSIs. In 2018, Beebe went 466 days – well over a year! – without a single CLABSI. Front row (L to R): Shelly Robinson BSN, RN, VA-BC; Mary Jo Warwick, RN. Back row: CJ Marshall, RN; Gavin Zakarevicz, RN; Mike Kent, RN.
Hand hygiene is key to preventing infections and maintaining patient safety. From left to right: Marcy Jack, Vice President, Chief Quality & Safety Officer; Loretta Ostroski, Director, Patient Care Services; Dr. Jeffrey Hawtof, Vice President, Chief Medical Operations & Informatics Officer; Kerri Wiggins, Nurse Manager, Stepdown; and Carol Martin, Director, Quality Commitment.
Pictured here are some of the members of the Hand Hygiene Committee, who are instrumental to our infection prevention efforts! Front row (L to R): Donna Fleitz, RN; Rochelle Sollenberger, RN; Amy Linzey, RN. Back row: Beth Richardson, RN; Susan Trone, RN; Mark Caldwell, RN; Chris Steele, RRT; Audrey Moore, RN.
 
Pictured here are members of the Patient Experience Team, who ensure the smoothest possible experience for our patients and their families. From left to right: Ana Buck, Jody Barbarulo, Mary Beth Palkon-Krytzer, Jeannie Wallo, Catherine Walls, Keith Goheen, Alina Ferrer, and Cathy Tice.
Thanks to Dr. Bill Chasanov (left) and Dr. Scott Olweiler (right) for their role in C. diff and CAUTI/CLABSI reduction!
Thanks to Dr. Bill Chasanov (left) and Dr. Scott Olweiler (right) for their role in C. diff and CAUTI/CLABSI reduction!
 
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