Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital is among three Munson Healthcare hospitals to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group for Spring 2022. The twice yearly report card from the hospital quality organization was released today.
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord and Munson Medical Center in Traverse City also received “A” marks, while Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital, received a “B” grade.
“We are proud of the efforts of staff, physicians, and all involved in ensuring our health system provides high-quality care,” said Joe Santangelo, M.D., Chief Quality and Safety Officer at Munson Healthcare. “These grades reflect a continued emphasis on patient safety and enduring efforts to keep our patients at the center of all we do.”
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog group that examines hospital quality and safety, assigning an A, B, C, D, and F grade based on how safe the facility is for patients.
The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade was developed under the guidance of a national panel and national measures of safety, quality, and efficiency.
Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital President and CEO Kirsten Korth-White said the “A” grade carries significance beyond the top mark because of the added pressures and challenges of the pandemic.
“I am very thankful for an incredible team of staff and physicians whose dedication to caring for our community is evident every day,” she said. “This grade reflects their outstanding efforts.”
The hospital safety grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed with results that are free and accessible to the public.
More information on The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade can be found online at hospitalsafetygrade.org.