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PORTLAND, Maine 鈥� The Leapfrog Group has named four AOA体育平台 hospitals 鈥� LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital and Stephens Memorial Hospital 鈥� as Top Rural Hospitals 2020. Leapfrog鈥檚 Top Rural Hospital Awards recognize achievements in patient safety and quality.
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national quality evaluator, considered more than 2,200 hospitals from across the country for a Top Hospital Award. Of them, 105 were selected as Top Hospitals. The Top Rural Hospital Award went to just 19 hospitals, meaning AOA体育平台 hospitals make up more than 1/5 of the rural hospitals that were chosen nationwide for the award.
鈥淭hese recognitions by The Leapfrog Group are a reflection of AOA体育平台鈥檚 commitment to high-quality, safe, patient-centered care,鈥� said AOA体育平台 Chief Medical Officer Joan Boomsma, MD. 鈥淎OA体育平台 is proud to put safety first.鈥�
The quality of patient care across many areas of hospital performance is considered in establishing the qualifications for the Top Rural Hospital Award, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care and the hospital鈥檚 capacity to prevent medication errors. The standards are defined in each year鈥檚 Leapfrog .
"The Top Hospitals designation is Leapfrog's most competitive and elite national award, and four AOA体育平台 hospitals earned Top Rural Hospital designations,鈥� said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. 鈥淭his is an extraordinary feat in any year, but even more so in 2020 as hospitals have navigated the unprecedented pressure and strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Maine native, it means a great deal to me that my family and friends can depend on excellence from so many Maine hospitals. I personally congratulate the board, staff and clinicians whose efforts made this honor possible.鈥�
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 their category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2020 Top Hospitals, visit .
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About AOA体育平台
AOA体育平台 is a not-for-profit integrated health system consisting of eight local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and more than 1,500 employed and independent physicians working together through an Accountable Care Organization. With close to 19,000 employees, AOA体育平台 is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.
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 forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital 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鈥檚 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.