Northwest Medical Center – Springdale Earns 2022 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
12/9/2022
SPRINGDALE (Dec. 9, 2022) – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Northwest Medical Center – Springdale was named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Northwest Medical Center – Springdale is the only hospital in Arkansas to receive this distinction. Announced recently, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital designation is bestowed by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers widely acknowledged as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and quality.
“This impressive achievement is a testament to the dedication and collaboration of our highly skilled physicians, residents, nurses and team members and their commitment to providing the highest quality patient-centered care in the safest environment,” said Jose Echavarria, chief executive officer at Northwest Medical Center – Springdale. “It is an honor to be nationally recognized as a top teaching hospital as we prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals for this meaningful line of work.”
More than 2,200 hospitals were considered for the award. Among those, Northwest Medical Center – Springdale received a Top Teaching distinction. A total of 115 hospitals were selected as Top Hospitals, including:
- 12 Top Children’s
- 32 Top General
- 13 Top Rural
- 58 Top Teaching
The quality of patient care across many areas of hospital performance is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital methodology.
“We are honored to recognize Northwest Medical Center – Springdale as a Top Hospital this year,” said Leah Binder, president and chief executive officer of The Leapfrog Group. “Northwest Medical Center – Springdale has demonstrated they truly put patients first. We congratulate the board, staff and clinicians whose efforts made this honor possible.”
To qualify for the Top Hospitals distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards for quality and patient safety, and achieve top performance in its category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2022 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. For more, follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and sign up for our newsletter.
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