EvergreenHealth Earns 11th Consecutive "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

New Grade for spring 2024 is a national recognition for patient safety

KIRKLAND, WA—EvergreenHealth has been awarded an "A" Hospital Safety Grade for the 11th consecutive time by The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard for excellence in patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

"Everyone at EvergreenHealth continually holds each other as well as themselves to the highest standards for delivering exceptional patient safety and care," said EvergreenHealth CEO Ettore Palazzo, MD, FACP. "The continued recognition from The Leapfrog Group reminds us of our shared commitment to serve our community with high-quality, safe and compassionate care. Our providers, nurses and support staff demonstrate excellence every day, working together to positively impact the health and wellness of every individual that walks through our doors."

Leapfrog assigns an "A" through "F" grade to all general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program exclusively based on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually in the fall and spring.

"Everyone who works at EvergreenHealth should be proud of this "A" Hospital Safety Grade," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "It takes complete dedication of at every level, and an ironclad commitment to putting patients first. I thank EvergreenHealth, its leadership, clinicians, staff, and volunteers for caring so deeply for its patients and their safety."

Most recently, EvergreenHealth was named one of America's 50 best hospitals by Healthgrades for the fourth year in a row, placing the hospital among the top 1% of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for superior clinical performance year-over-year. In addition to this award, EvergreenHealth is one of just two hospitals across five states (Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska) to be recognized as one of America's 50 Best™ Hospitals by Healthgrades and earn the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™.

To see EvergreenHealth's full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org. Also, visit EvergreenHealth.com to view all of the hospital's Awards & Recognitions.

About EvergreenHealth

EvergreenHealth is a community-owned hospital system serving more than one million residents in King and Snohomish counties. Since 1972, EvergreenHealth has evolved alongside the Eastside community into a two-hospital health system with a network of primary care practices, urgent care centers, specialty clinics, extensive home care and hospice services and 24/7 emergency care in Kirkland, Monroe and Redmond. As a public hospital district, EvergreenHealth actively provides equal access to high-quality, high-value care, partnering with local organizations to perform outreach and offer health education to address our community's needs now and for generations to come. The hospital system is named one of Healthgrades America's 50 Best™ Hospitals in clinical excellence and holds a 5-Star Overall Rating from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS). Learn more at www.evergreenhealth.com.

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 for patient safety. Leapfrog publishes letter grades for hospitals based on how safe they are for patients with the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Leapfrog also sets standards for safety and quality and reports to the public through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey. Follow us on Twitter (@TheLeapfrogGroup), Facebook (The Leapfrog Group), LinkedIn (The Leapfrog Group) and Instagram (@TheLeapfrogGroup) and sign up for our newsletter.