Lancaster General
Hospital Nationally Recognized as a
2021 Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital
Dec. 7, 2021, Lancaster, PA –
Lancaster General Hospital was recognized as a 2021 Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital, a national distinction recognizing LGH’s
achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog
Group is a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchaser
widely acknowledged as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and
quality.
The Leapfrog
Group’s elite Top Hospital award recognizes the highest quality
hospitals as identified through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Fewer than 5% of
all eligible facilities receive the award, widely considered among the most
prestigious an American hospital can receive.
A
total of 149 hospitals nationwide were selected as Top Hospitals. Among those,
Lancaster General Hospital received a Top Teaching distinction. The quality of
patient care across many areas of hospital performance is considered in
establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates,
practices for safer surgery, maternity care, and the hospital’s capacity to
prevent medication errors.
Last month, Lancaster General Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in
the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing LGH’s
achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.
“To again be recognized as a Top
Teaching hospital demonstrates that patient safety is a continuous priority at
Lancaster General Hospital and throughout the Penn Medicine Lancaster General
Health system,” said John J. Herman, CEO at Penn Medicine Lancaster General
Health. “This award shows the community that our staff has demonstrated a
continued commitment to providing the best possible care that our patients
expect and deserve.”
“We are pleased to recognize
Lancaster General Hospital as a Top Hospital this year,” said Leah Binder,
president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Even with the continued strain of the
COVID-19 pandemic, Lancaster General Hospital has demonstrated an extraordinary
dedication to excellent health care in the Lancaster community. We
congratulate the board, leadership, staff and clinicians who put their patients
first.”
To qualify for
the Top Hospitals distinction, hospitals must rank among peers on the Leapfrog
Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards
for quality and patient safety. To see the full list of institutions honored as
2021 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.
