LVH–Pocono and LVH–Hecktown Oaks earn a top safety grade for fall 2024.

 

 

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (Nov. 15, 2024) — Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Pocono and LVH–Hecktown Oaks are receiving top marks for protecting patients from preventable errors and harm in the hospital. Both hospitals earned an “A” safety grade from The Leapfrog Group for fall 2024.

“Colleagues who work at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) are deeply committed to safety and quality standards and this recognition reinforces why our community trusts us with their care,” says Matthew McCambridge, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Acute Care Quality for Jefferson Health, and Senior Vice President and Chief Quality, Patient Safety and Acute Care Continuum Officer, LVHN. “I am incredibly proud of the colleagues who work at LVH–Pocono and LVH–Hecktown Oaks for their contributions to receiving ‘A’ grades for safety from The Leapfrog Group.”

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization that evaluates hospitals based on 30 evidence-based patient safety measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Hospitals are also graded on the systems they have in place to prevent harm. The grading system is peer-reviewed.

“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for LVH–Pocono and LVH–Hecktown Oaks,” says Leah Binder, President and CEO, The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to patients and their families, and the whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to LVH–Pocono and LVH–Hecktown Oaks, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital rating system focused solely on evaluating preventable harm. Hospitals assessed receive an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade. Grades are updated twice annually, once in the spring and again in the fall.

 

About Jefferson 
Lehigh Valley Health Network is now proudly part of Jefferson Health. Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

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Brian Downs