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Mather Hospital Receives Fifth Consecutive Top Hospital Safety Score from The Leapfrog Group
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital has received The Leapfrog Group’s top “A” Hospital Safety Score for the fifth consecutive ratings period. Mather is one of only 251 hospitals in the nation to have achieved an “A” grade in all five score releases of the Hospital Safety Score.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national nonprofit focused on initiative breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. Leapfrog assigns scores of A, B, C, D or F to U.S. hospitals based on preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
Mather is one of only six Long Island hospitals to receive the top score in Leapfrog’s latest ranking of 137 New York State hospitals. Statewide, only 27 hospitals received the top score. Mather also received an “A” rating in each of the two annual rankings in both 2012 and 2013.
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“I congratulate the Mather Family on this latest recognition of our continuing dedication to patient safety,” said Mather President Kenneth Roberts. “Quality and safety – along with people, service, innovation and growth – are core pillars of the culture at Mather Hospital. These pillars underscore all we do.”
To see how Mather’s score compares locally and nationally, and to access safety tips for patients and their loved ones, visit the Hospital Safety Score website at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org. Consumers can also go to www.hospitalsafetyscore.org for a free download of the Hospital Safety Score app.
