Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Receives an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Falls Church, VA – Inova Fairfax Medical Campus was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Inova Fairfax, Inova Children’s, Inova Women’s and Inova Heart and Vascular Institute’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care.

“We are thrilled to add a Leapfrog “A” rating to our list of accolades measuring clinical performance on quality and safety measures,” Susan T. Carroll, Interim CEO, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. “This affirms the results of our continued work in maintaining an environment that puts our patients first and demonstrates our commitment to systematic improvements that benefit patients in very tangible ways.”

“The pursuit of excellence and high reliability is at the foundation of our purpose,” says J. Stephen Jones MD, President and CEO of Inova. “We are proud of this recognition because it shows that our teams are delivering the safest, highest quality care for our patients. I want to share a sincere ‘thank you’ to each and every team member for their commitment to quality every day.”

“Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grades recognize hospitals like Inova Fairfax that focus on advancing patient safety. This ranking provides an important resource for patients, and a benchmark for hospitals, to determine how care at one hospital compares to others in a region,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Hospitals that earn an A Hospital Safety Grade deserve to be recognized for their efforts in preventing medical harm and errors.”

Developed under the guidance of a National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus was one of 855 across the United States awarded an A in the Fall 2018 update of grades. To see Inova Fairfax’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.

Media Contact: Tracy Connell, tracy.connell@inova.org

About Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

Inova’s flagship location is Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, a 923-bed medical center serving Northern Virginia, the Washington, DC metro area and beyond. We consistently receive accolades for the high caliber of care provided in both national and regional rankings, and proudly serve as Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.

The Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is home to Inova Children’s Hospital, Inova Women’s Hospital, and the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. Inova Fairfax Hospital is home to a robust organ transplant center that serves the region. IFMC is an independent academic medical center and serves as a regional medical school campus. It also provides residency and fellowship training programs, both independently and through multiple graduate medical education partnerships. We also partner with eight schools of nursing and seven schools of pharmacy. For more information, visit inova.org, or find Inova on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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 forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital 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.

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