St. Mary Medical Center Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety

Long Beach, CA -- St. Mary Medical Center has been awarded an “A” for patient safety as reported recently by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Group uses 26 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single score  of A, B, C, D or F, which represents a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from infections, injuries, and medical and medication error.

“Our staff and physicians have adopted many measures which contributed to this outstanding score,” said Thomas Salerno, St. Mary Medical Center President & CEO. “I have personally witnessed an ongoing commitment to compassionate and safety-focused care. I couldn’t be more proud of our employees, our medical staff, our leadership team, and our Community Board, and I’m appreciative of the incredible support from Dignity Health’s patient safety experts.”

Salerno added, “This news that highlights St. Mary Medical Center’s exceptional care should be welcomed by all employers, employees, health plans, and the Long Beach community at large.”

St. Mary Medical Center voluntarily participates in The Leapfrog Group Hospital Survey, which is considered the gold standard in transparent public reporting of hospital performance. To see St. Mary Medical Center’s scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit the Hospital Safety Scores website at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.