Seven Ardent Health Facilities Earn 2024 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
“Patient safety and quality care are the highest priorities in each of our hospitals and clinics,” said Ardent Health President and CEO Marty Bonick. “Ardent team members continue to champion advancing quality care in the communities we serve, and being recognized as a Top Hospital is an impressive feat. The teams at each of these facilities should be proud of their work caring for others.”
The seven Ardent facilities receiving the award include:
Top Teaching Hospital
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Heart Hospital of
New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (Albuquerque, New Mexico ) -
Hillcrest Hospital South (
Tulsa, Oklahoma ) -
Hillcrest Medical Center (
Tulsa, Oklahoma ) -
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (
Harker Heights, Texas )
Top Rural Hospital
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Hillcrest Hospital Pryor (
Pryor, Oklahoma ) -
UT Health Carthage (
Carthage, Texas ) -
UT Health Pittsburg (
Pittsburg, Texas )
Nearly 2,400 hospitals were considered, and 134 Top Hospitals were selected, including:
- 8 Top Children’s
- 36 Top General
- 15 Top Rural
- 75 Top Teaching
The quality of patient care across many areas of hospital performance is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital Methodology.
"Protecting patients from preventable harm is central to The Leapfrog Group’s mission," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "Ardent Health has set the standard for patient safety, earning the prestigious distinction of a Top Hospital. This elite honor reflects the exceptional efforts of the entire team and places Ardent’s hospitals among the nation's best. Congratulations to all who made this remarkable achievement possible."
To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards for quality and patient safety, and achieve top performance in their category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2024 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.
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. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC 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. For more, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and sign up for our newsletter.
About Ardent Health
Ardent Health (NYSE: ARDT) is a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid-sized urban communities across the
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