Doylestown Hospital is the only hospital in Pennsylvania to achieve this distinction
Doylestown Hospital earned a 14th consecutive ‘A’ grade for patient safety from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national distinction recognizes the hospital’s achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors in the hospital.
Doylestown is the only hospital in Pennsylvania to earn 14 consecutive ‘A’ ratings and one of 89 hospitals in the country performing at this level.
The new spring 2023 grades reflect performance primarily during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic (late 2021-2022); Only 29% of hospitals nationwide received an ‘A’.
“We value this recognition from the Leapfrog Group, which comes as we celebrate Doylestown Hospital’s Centennial Anniversary,” says Scott Levy, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of Doylestown Health.
“The hospital continues to maintain a commitment to deliver patient-centered care with the highest standards of excellence in safety and outcomes,” says Dr. Levy. “This year’s performance is particularly meaningful because it demonstrates that Doylestown Hospital’s culture of safety endured, even as our Medical Staff and Associates navigated unprecedented challenges presented by Covid-19.”
“This new update of Hospital Safety Grades shows that, at the national level, we saw deterioration in patient safety with the pandemic,” says Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “But Doylestown Hospital received an ‘A’ despite those challenges. I congratulate all the leaders, staff, volunteers and clinicians who together made that possible.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually: in the fall and spring.
To see Doylestown Hospital’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 and via its newsletter.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. For more, follow them on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and sign up for their newsletter.
About Doylestown Health
Doylestown Health is a comprehensive healthcare system of inpatient, outpatient, and wellness education services connected to meet the health needs of the local and regional community. The flagship of Doylestown Health is Doylestown Hospital, a not-for-profit, community teaching hospital with 247 beds and a medical staff of more than 435 physicians who provide the highest quality care in over 50 specialties.
Renowned locally, regionally, and nationally, Doylestown Hospital provides superior healthcare and offers advanced surgical procedures, innovative medical treatments, and comprehensive specialty services. Now in its 100th year of service in central Bucks County, Doylestown Hospital is proud to educate and train the next generation of physicians through its family medicine residency program. Ranked as one of the World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek and 8th in Pennsylvania, Doylestown Hospital is distinguished in both infection prevention and patient experience. Doylestown Hospital is the only hospital in Pennsylvania to achieve 17 consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Learn more at doylestownhealth.org.
