Fort Hamilton Hospital has received an “A” from the Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade. This designation recognizes Fort Hamilton Hospital’s dedication to protecting patients from harm and providing safe health care.
“At Fort Hamilton Hospital, patient safety and quality is our top priority,” said Ron Connovich, president of Fort Hamilton Hospital. “To know we earned an ‘A’ is a great honor and shows our commitment to our patients and the community.”
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Leapfrog Safety Grade uses several measures of hospital safety data including, preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients, from more than 2,600 acute-care hospitals in the United States twice a year.