Blue Springs, MO, May 1, 2024 – St. Mary’s Medical Center, a member of [Prime Healthcare or Prime Healthcare Foundation], earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a patient safety ratings organization. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
St. Mary’s has earned this award for 7 years in a row.
CEO of St. Mary’s Medical Center Kelly Pearce shares that “being recognized by Healthgrades with an “A” grade leaves me with a feeling of pride for our staff, providers and leaders who work tirelessly to care for our community with the expertise to deliver excellent outcomes and exceptional patient safety”.
Over the last year, 81 percent of Prime’s hospitals earned an “A” rating from The Leapfrog Group.
“Everyone who works at St. Mary’s Medical Center should be proud of this ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It takes complete dedication of at every level, and an ironclad commitment to putting patients first. I thank St. Mary’s Medical Center, its leadership, clinicians, staff, and volunteers for caring so deeply for its patients and their safety.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
To see St. Mary’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram and via The Leapfrog Group newsletter.
About St. Mary’s Medical Center
St. Mary’s Medical Center is among an elite group of providers in treatment for time critical diagnosis and continues to receive multiple awards. These awards include recognition by the Join Commission and Get with The Guidelines Primary Stroke Center, and a Certified STEMI Heart Attack Receiving Center. The Breast Center is recognized by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and Breast Imaging Center. Our Emergency Department was the first in the Midwest to earn the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation, which we still hold. St. Mary’s is a faith-based hospital providing a wide range of services.