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Mills-Peninsula Earns "A" in Patient Safety

For the third year in a row, Mills-Peninsula earned high marks for patient safety.

For the third year in a row, received an A rating for patient safety, according to a report card released by The Leapfrog Group.

“Mills-Peninsula is proud to have earned The Leapfrog Group’s highest grade for patient safety,” said Mills-Peninsula CEO Bob Merwin in a statement. “This is great news for our community and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire organization.”

A panel of patient safety experts analyzed 26 measures of safety data publicly available, such as how often hospital employees use best practices for preventing infections and complications.

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The experts examine the number of patients who have surgical objects left inside their bodies, develop pressure ulcers and develop central line-related infections, among other measures of patient safety.

The experts also consider systems for preventing medication errors, such as using a computerized physician order entry system, or CPOE.

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Mills-Peninsula is one of 729 out of 2,652 hospitals given a score to receive an A.

The Leapfrog Group is an independently run nonprofit.

 

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