Methodist Hospital receives "Grade A" in patient safety

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. – May 11, 2015 – Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital received an “A” grade in the Spring 2015 Hospital Safety Score. Methodist earned the highest mark for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group, an independent industry watchdog.

“This grade reflects a commitment we have to each of our patients and their families,” said Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Chief Operating Officer Roxanna Gapstur. “It’s a credit to Methodist Hospital employees for doing everything they can do to provide high-quality care in a safe setting.”

Leapfrog assigns A, B, C, D and F grades to hospitals based on a hospital's ability to prevent errors, injuries and infections. More than 2,500 hospitals were assigned scores with about 31 percent receiving an “A” grade this spring.

Methodist was one of 13 Minnesota hospitals to earn an “A” grade. To see how Methodist’s score compares locally and nationally, and to access consumer-friendly tips for patients and their loved ones, visit the Hospital Safety Score website at hospitalsafetyscore.org.

About the Hospital Safety Score

The Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single A, B, C, D or F score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. The Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.

About The Leapfrog Group

The Hospital Safety Score is an initiative of The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization using the collective leverage of large purchasers of health care to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. The Leapfrog Group was founded in November 2000 with support from the Business Roundtable and national funders and is now independently operated with support from its purchaser and other members.