Fauquier Health Earns an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

Fauquier Health earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. The grade is a national recognition of Fauquier Health’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and errors. This is the second consecutive A for Fauquier Health. The Leapfrog Group assigns a grade to hospitals across the country based on more than 30 performance measures.

“I’m so proud of everyone on the Fauquier Health team,” said Rebecca Segal, FACHE, Fauquier Health CEO. “We have a culture of safety and commitment to quality care. Every day, all of us, from our nurses and physicians to our clinical and ancillary staff, our volunteers and our board members work to make this an environment that places quality care at the center of all that we do. We are proud to be part of this community, and equally proud to take care of our friends and neighbors close to home.”

“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for Fauquier Health,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to patients and their families, and the whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to Fauquier Health, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization with a 10-year history of assigning letter grades to general hospitals throughout the United States, based on a hospital’s ability to prevent medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Hospital Safety Grade results are based on more than 30 national performance measures and are updated each fall and spring.