KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. KRMC is the only hospital in the region to earn an A from The Leapfrog Group.
“Patient safety is the top priority for Kingman Regional Medical Center,” said Heath Evans, Chief Executive Officer, KRMC. “The Leapfrog A rating combined with the recent CMS 4-Star rating are indications of the hospital’s commitment to patient safety.”
“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for Kingman Regional Medical Center,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families, and your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to Kingman Regional Medical Center, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
