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ONE OF AMERICA’S
100 TOP
HOSPITALS FOR:
✓
Best process of care.
✓
Best outcomes of care.
✓
Best efficacy of care.
Source: SafeCare Group
A NATIONAL
LEADER IN SAFETY
Nationally, patient safety
data is defined by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.
The organization considers
serious, potentially preventable
safety events that put a patient
at risk. Data includes patient
readmission; complications
stemming from medical and
surgical care; and core measures
for heart attack, heart failure and
pneumonia. Some of this data
is being compiled and reviewed
for the first time under the
Affordable Care Act.
LET ME ASK YOU
a question. How safe is
your hospital? I’m not talking about security guards
walking around the parking lot. I’m talking about
the risks you face as a patient.
If Ashtabula County Medical Center (ACMC)
is your hospital of choice, rest easy. We have
independent confirmation that we are among the
top hospitals in the nation for patient safety.
Earning your trust
For more than a year,
ACMC has received a steady stream of
patient safety accolades.
Our most recent honor came in June,
when we were ranked among the top
10 percent in the nation for patient safety
by Healthgrades, the leading independent
healthcare ratings organization. Fewer
than 470 hospitals in the country earned
this honor.
In February, The SafeCare Group ranked
ACMC 31st in the nation (for hospitals
our size) for its provision of healthcare services based on three criteria
domains: quality, patient safety and efficiency.
In late 2014, The Leapfrog Group gave ACMC an “A” rating for
patient safety based on publicly available data and evidence-based,
national measures of hospital safety.
Also in late 2014, The Joint Commission recognized ACMC for
attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure
performance for Heart Attack, Pneumonia and Surgical Care.
“Through its outstanding performance, the staff at ACMC is setting
the bar for other hospitals across the region, state and nation,” said
Wendy Foster, Director of Quality Solutions at Healthgrades. “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.”
The evidence is clear. If you choose to go elsewhere for your medical
care, ask yourself if your hospital can live up to your expectations for
quality, patient safety and efficiency. When you choose ACMC, you
can trust that we are dedicated to your safety. Any hospital should
take patient safety seriously. But it takes daily attention to detail and
continuous improvement to make it a reality. Patient safety is lived out
each day by ACMC’s caregivers.
Michael Habowski,
ACMC President
and CEO
How safe
is your
hospital?
Independent
rankings
confirm that
ACMC is
among the top
hospitals in
the country for
patient safety.
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