MaineGeneral Medical Center receives an ‘A’ for Patient Safety

Nov. 52017

AUGUSTA — MaineGeneral Medical Center earned the top grade of “A” on the recently released Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The grade uses 27 measures of publicly available data on patient safety and quality.

“All MaineGeneral employees are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care,” said Chuck Hays, president and CEO of MaineGeneral Health. “The A grade from The Leapfrog Group recognizes these efforts, and is a great achievement by our entire staff.”

“It takes consistent, unwavering dedication to patients to achieve the highest standards of patient safety. An ‘A’ Safety Grade recognizes hospitals for this accomplishment,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the clinicians, board, management and staff of MaineGeneral Medical Center for showing the country what it means to put patient safety first.”

Full results can be found at www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.

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