Every eligible St. Luke’s University Health Network acute care hospital received an A grade for patient safety in the latest ratings released by The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that evaluates hospitals nationwide.
The fall Hospital Safety Grades, published today, awarded A’s to 11 St. Luke’s campuses: Bethlehem, Allentown, Anderson, Carbon, Easton, Monroe, Miners, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Warren and Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital. The network’s newest campus, St. Luke’s Grand View, which joined in July, earned a B.
“You know St. Luke’s is truly awesome because everyone is saying it,” said Donna Sabol, St. Luke’s senior vice president and chief quality officer. “This month it’s Leapfrog giving St. Luke’s A grades. Last month it was the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which ranked St. Luke’s the #1 health system in the country for quality and safety, ahead of the nationally renowned institutions Houston Methodist and the Mayo Clinic, which rounded out the top three.”…