Stamford Hospital received an “A” in the most recent Hospital Safety Score released on October 31 by The Leapfrog Group. With grades ranging from A to F, Stamford Hospital is among 32 percent of hospitals in the U.S., and one of only seven hospitals in Connecticut, to receive the top grade. The Leapfrog Group uses a subset of the many publicly reported quality measures, and stresses measures related to patient safety, including adoption of safe practices, processes to prevent hospital complications and methods to prevent hospital-acquired infections.
Stamford Health continues to strive for excellence in areas covered by the Leapfrog report. These include information technology with safety checking features, consistent use of safe practices, protocols and checklists to standardize care, and practice bundles to minimize the risk of infection.