EAST LIVERPOOL — Highlighting its achievements in patient safety and quality, East Liverpool City Hospital, was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive.
“We are honored to be named one of the eighteen top rural hospitals in the nation and the only rural hospital in Ohio to receive this prestigious award by the Leapfrog Group for 2019. In 2018, East Liverpool City Hospital won this award and to win it again in 2019 proves that our healthcare team is committed to delivering the highest level of quality and safety to our tri-state region,” said Keith Richardson, President, and CEO of East Liverpool City Hospital. About 2,100 hospitals were considered for the award. Among those, East Liverpool City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, received a Top Rural Hospital distinction. A total of 120 hospitals were ultimately selected as Top Hospitals in four categories. Performance across many areas of hospital care is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care, and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital Methodology.
“We are pleased to recognize East Liverpool City Hospital as a 2019 Leapfrog Top Hospital,” said Leah Binder, president, and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “This demonstrates extraordinary dedication to patients and to the East Liverpool community. We congratulate the board, staff, and clinicians whose efforts made this honor possible and know they share pride in this achievement.”
The Top Hospital Award comes following the hospital’s “A” Hospital Safety Grade, also from The Leapfrog Group. East Liverpool City Hospital was also recently recognized with the prestigious IBM Watson Top 100 Hospitals in the nation award for 2019, numerous 5-Star ratings from Healthgrades for cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, patient safety, and a top 100 hospital for critical care.
To qualify for the Top Hospitals distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers in the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest known standards for quality and patient safety and achieve top performance in its category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2019 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.
East Liverpool City Hospital (ELCH) is a 152 bed, acute care hospital; River Valley Physicians, LLC d.b.a. East Liverpool Medical Group, comprised of six primary care and specialty offices; and East Liverpool Home Health d.b.a. Ohio Valley Home Health Services, Inc. For more information please visit us at www.elch.org
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care.
“We are honored to be named one of the eighteen top rural hospitals in the nation and the only rural hospital in Ohio to receive this prestigious award by the Leapfrog Group for 2019. In 2018, East Liverpool City Hospital won this award and to win it again in 2019 proves that our healthcare team is committed to delivering the highest level of quality and safety to our tri-state region,” said Keith Richardson, President, and CEO of East Liverpool City Hospital. About 2,100 hospitals were considered for the award. Among those, East Liverpool City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, received a Top Rural Hospital distinction. A total of 120 hospitals were ultimately selected as Top Hospitals in four categories. Performance across many areas of hospital care is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care, and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital Methodology.
“We are pleased to recognize East Liverpool City Hospital as a 2019 Leapfrog Top Hospital,” said Leah Binder, president, and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “This demonstrates extraordinary dedication to patients and to the East Liverpool community. We congratulate the board, staff, and clinicians whose efforts made this honor possible and know they share pride in this achievement.”
The Top Hospital Award comes following the hospital’s “A” Hospital Safety Grade, also from The Leapfrog Group. East Liverpool City Hospital was also recently recognized with the prestigious IBM Watson Top 100 Hospitals in the nation award for 2019, numerous 5-Star ratings from Healthgrades for cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, patient safety, and a top 100 hospital for critical care.
To qualify for the Top Hospitals distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers in the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest known standards for quality and patient safety and achieve top performance in its category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2019 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.
East Liverpool City Hospital (ELCH) is a 152 bed, acute care hospital; River Valley Physicians, LLC d.b.a. East Liverpool Medical Group, comprised of six primary care and specialty offices; and East Liverpool Home Health d.b.a. Ohio Valley Home Health Services, Inc. For more information please visit us at www.elch.org
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care.
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