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Media Contact Carla Medlenka [email protected] Houston Methodist St. John Hospital Again Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade   The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, today released the new  Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Houston Methodist St. John Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care.   “The Leapfrog Hospital Survey is the gold standard for comparing hospitals on standards of safety and quality,” said Dan Newman, CEO, Houston Methodist St. John. “It is a great achievement to be recognized again this year with the highest Leapfrog Safety Grade. This award reflects our commitment to patient safety, superior care and exceptional service.”                                               “This is the only national rating of how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm and death, such as medical errors, infections and injuries,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Receiving an ‘A’ Safety Grade means a hospital is among the best in the country for preventing these terrible problems and putting their patients first, 24 hours a day.”   Developed under the guidance of an Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to approximately 2,500 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.   To see Houston Methodist St. John’s full grade details, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Twitter andFacebook.   About The Leapfrog Group 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. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest- value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.    About Houston Methodist St. John Hospital Houston Methodist St. John brings the expertise and compassionate care of Houston Methodist Hospital in The Texas Medical Center – a national Honor Roll hospital – to Bay Area communities. The hospital provides a broad spectrum of adult medical and surgical care, is an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and is a Primary Stroke Center designated through DNV-GL. St. John offers many inpatient and outpatient services including 3-D mammography and other state-of-the-art imaging, labor and delivery with a level II neonatal ICU, Cancer Center, advanced laparoscopic surgery, comprehensive orthopedics and sports medicine, neurology, urology and otolaryngology. Visit houstonmethodist.org/stjohn to learn more and to find a doctor near you. MOMENTUM / May 2018 18