HEALTH BRIEFS
CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER ACHIEVES HEALTHGRADES 2020 PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD TM
Chilton Medical
Center is a recipient of the Healthgrades 2020 Patient Safety Excellence Award . This distinction places Chilton Medical Center among the top 10 % of all short-termacute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades , the leading resource that connects consumers , physicians and health systems .
“ Earning this prestigious recognition from Healthgrades reinforces our message to the community that meeting the highest quality and safety standards are top priorities at Chilton Medical Center ,” says Stephanie Schwartz , president , Chilton Medical Center . “ It also reflects the consistent collaboration between our physicians , nurses and team members to deliver safe and extraordinary care to our patients .”
CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER AWARDED AN ‘ A ’ FROM LEAPFROG GROUP
The Leapfrog Group , which uses
28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign single grades to more than 2,600 U . S . hospitals twice per year , awarded Chilton Medical Center its fourth consecutive “ A ” ranking , the highest grade possible . The Hospital Safety Grade scores hospitals on how safe they keep their patients from errors , injuries , accidents and infections .
U . S . NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS NAMED CHILTON A HIGH-PERFORMING HOSPITAL IN CONGESTIVE OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISORDER ( COPD ) AND HEART FAILURE .
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize Chilton Medical Center and its continued success in using the Get with the Guidelines ® Stroke and Target Stroke programs .
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PRESIDENT CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER Stephanie Schwartz , FACHE
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