Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in Vallejo and Vacaville Receive Top Safety Scores

Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Vacaville and Vallejo received the top score of “A” by the Leapfrog Group in its biannual safety report, which examined and graded more than 2,500 hospitals throughout the United States.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits, released its Fall Hospital Safety Scores after examining publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors and infections at U.S. hospitals, which were then assigned A, B, C, D, or F grades for their safety records.

“Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to our members and the community,” said Corwin Harper, senior vice president and area manager for Kaiser Permanente’s Napa Solano area. “Recognition like this is an honor and speaks to the skill and dedication of our physicians, nurses and staff. We are proud to serve the Napa Solano community.”

“For 70 years Kaiser Permanente has been providing access to quality and affordable health care to the public,” said Dr. Steve Stricker, physician-in-chief for Kaiser Permanente’s Napa Solano Area. “Recognition like this reinforces that our integrated approach to healthcare is a model and that our care teams are delivering the right care at the right time. Everyone at Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to the well-being of our patients.”

The 13 Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals that received “A” rating are: Antioch, Manteca, Oakland, Richmond, Roseville, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, South San Francisco, Vacaville, Vallejo and Walnut Creek.

Developed under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single A, B, C, D, or F score, representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in October 2015, with about 31 percent receiving an A grade. The Hospital Safety Score uses data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the American Hospital Association, and its own Leapfrog survey.

To see all hospital scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org, the Hospital Safety Score website, which also provides information on how the public can protect themselves and loved ones during a hospital stay.