2 • The Beacon November 18 , 2021
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Hospital receives an A in safety award
Coshocton Regional Medical Center received an A grade in the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade , a national distinction recognizing Coshocton Regional Medical Center ’ s achievements in protecting patients from errors , injuries , accidents and infections .
“ An A safety grade is a tremendous achievement , of which our
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community and staff should be extremely proud ,” said Stephanie Conn , chief executive officer . “ I thank each of our team members for their commitment to prioritizing patients and their safety , especially during these trying times .”
Coshocton Regional Medical Center , a Fortune and IBM Watson Health Top 100 Hospital , adds this achievement to its recent Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award and to being named among the Top 10 % in the Nation for Patient Safety for two years in a row .
The Leapfrog Group , an independent national watchdog organization , assigns an A , B , C , D or F to general hospitals across the country based on over 30
national performance measures reflecting errors , injuries , accidents and infections , as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm .
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harms to patients . The grading system is peerreviewed , fully transparent and free to the public . Grades are updated twice annually : in the fall and spring .
To see Coshocton Regional Medical Center ’ s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital , visit www . HospitalSafetyGrade . org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter and Facebook .
Recycle broken strings of holiday lights this year
Don ’ t throw away those broken strings of holiday lights ; turn them in to be recycled . Although string lights should not be placed in the regular recycling bins , there is a solution for this special item .
Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention is teaming up with Three Rivers Therapy and Kids America to provide drop-off sites for those old lights .
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From now through Dec . 10 , bring your broken string lights to Three Rivers Therapy , 353 Walnut St .; Kids America , 1600 Otsego Ave .; or Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention Progress Center , 401 Main St ., for collection during business hours . Three-hundred pounds of holiday lights were recycled last year during this program .
As you replace your
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Questions can be referred to Tammi Rogers , Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention program manager , at 740-575-4813 .
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