Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center (GMHHC) has received an “A” grade in the current spring 2021 and prior fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Glendale Memorial’s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.

“Glendale Memorial staff and physicians are committed to ensuring every patient receives the safest and best care possible,” said Jill Welton, GMHHC president. “This recognition highlights our priority to protect our patients and make sure they leave healthier than when they came.”

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospitals’ prevention of medical errors and other harms to patients in their care.

“An ‘A’ safety grade is an elite designation that your community should be proud of,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “The past year has been extraordinarily difficult for hospitals, and Glendale Memorial shows us it is possible to keep a laser focus on patients and their safety, no matter what it takes.”

Developed under the guidance of a national expert panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,700 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.