Ashtabula County Medical Center | ACMC Pulse

Read about our latest patient

safety award on

page 11

FOR THE SECOND YEAR

in a row, Ashtabula County

Medical Center (ACMC) has been named one of the safest

hospitals in the country by Healthgrades (see story,

page 11). We’re ranked No. 2 in Ohio, and 37 out of 1,588

hospitals nationwide for hospitals with 100 to 400 beds by

The SafeCare Group. We provide consistent and safe care

to our patients better than almost any other hospital our

size in Ohio.

This is the next accolade in a long line of recognition

ACMC has received in the past couple of years. Other

recent patient safety honors include:

➜

Last year, we were ranked among the top 10 percent

in the nation for patient safety by Healthgrades. This

company is the leading independent healthcare ratings

organization. Fewer than 470 hospitals in the country

earned the honor.

➜

The Leapfrog Group has given us an A rating two years

in a row for patient safety based on publicly available data

and evidence-based, national measures of hospital safety.

➜

The Joint Commission recognized ACMC for attaining

and sustaining excellence in accountable measured

performance for heart attack, pneumonia and surgical

care.

What these awards and accolades mean is that you

and your family are in safe hands at ACMC. Wendy Foster,

Director of Quality Solutions at Healthgrades, put it this

way: “The people of Ashtabula County can feel confident

that when they need care, the dedicated team at ACMC

will provide an excellent level of clinical safety to the

patients of this community.”

Your safety is

our top priority

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