Tennova Healthcare - Newport Earned “A” Safety and Quality by the Leapfrog Group in Fall Review

11/16/2022

Grade ‘A’ is a Testament of Team Dedication to High-Quality Patient Care

Newport, TN (November 16, 2022) – Tennova Healthcare - Newport is proud to announce that it was again awarded the Leapfrog Group’s highest grade, an “A” in the fall 2022 hospital safety grade scoring period. The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit that evaluates the safety, quality and patient experience provided by hospitals across the country. Safety grades demonstrate how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, injuries, errors and infections and is the gold standard measure of patient safety.

Tennova Healthcare - Newport is one of only 25 in the state of Tennessee, to receive an “A” for its commitment to meeting the highest patient safety standards. Only 30% of nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals have received an “A” grade for the fall 2022 period, making Tennova Healthcare - Newport stand out in patient commitment.

“This consistent recognition is a reflection of a longstanding commitment by exceptional staff, physicians and hospital leadership who constantly work to improve the safety, service and top-quality care of our patients,” says Scott Williams, chief executive officer, Tennova Healthcare - Newport.

Tennova Healthcare - Newport is proud to share that in addition to accomplishing this designation, both Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center and Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville have also again received this recognition for their efforts. This tremendous achievement demonstrates Tennova Healthcare’s dedication to successful patient outcomes across the region.

Developed under the guidance of an Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. 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 fully transparent and free to the public, and grades are updated biannually in the fall and in the spring.

For more information about Leapfrog ratings go to Leapfroggroup.org.

For a complete list of hospital grades go to HospitalSafetyGrade.org.

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