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The medical center has achieved an "A" rating since the bi-annual scoring system began in 2012 - just one of 98 hospitals in the country to do so.
“Patient safety has always been our top priority at HackensackUMC,” said Ihor Sawczuk, president of HackensackUMC. “We are constantly assessing and implementing patient safety initiatives to ensure the highest level of care, such as our recent hand hygiene campaign. Our team works collaboratively to share best practices in a common commitment to quality.”
Twice a year (in the spring and fall), The Leapfrog Group assigns a letter grade (A to F) to more than 2,500 nationwide hospitals calculated from a group of 28 measures. The scores assigned are based on preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents and infections. New this spring, scores included patient satisfaction outcomes, as well as infection measures for Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The weighted score for each hospital was then translated into a letter grade.
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