Phoenixville Hospital Earns 'C' Grade For Safety, Nonprofit Says

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Hospital received a middling grade for patient safety in a new study, according to a nonprofit.

The new analysis on hospital safety in Pennsylvania was released Thursday. The Leapfrog Group, which assesses hospital safety across the country and publishes its findings in the form of letter grades twice a year, released its Fall 2018 safety ratings.

The Leapfrog Group explains that its rating system is focused entirely on errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Leapfrog says more than two-dozen evidence-based measures of patient safety are used to calculate the grades. Applying that information, a numerical score is then created and converted into one of five letter grades.

The nonprofit group found that of the more than 2,600 hospitals graded in the country, 32 percent earned an A grade

Phoenixville ranked poorly in categories like preventing MRSA infections,. urinary tract infections, and diff infections, the study shows. They also scored poorly or below average in the "Doctors, Nurses, and Hospital Staff" categories.

• Specially trained doctors for ICU patients, (score 5 out of 100, average 49)
• Responsiveness of Hospital staff (83 out of 100, average 84)

In the "Problems with Surgery" category, they were below average in three of five areas:

• Accidental cuts and tears (1.33 patients per 1,000)
• Death from serious treatable complications (171.30 patients per 1,000)
• Dangerous blood clot (4.08 patients per 1,000)

See their full score here.

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