AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center Portland is named a Top Teaching Hospital and AOA体育平台 Pen Bay Hospital is named a Top Rural Hospital.
Portland, Maine 鈥� The Leapfrog Group is recognizing two AOA体育平台 hospitals in its list of Top Hospitals for quality and safety in 2024. AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center Portland (MHMMC Portland) has been named a Top Teaching Hospital for a third straight year. AOA体育平台 Pen Bay Hospital (MHPBH) has earned a Top Rural Hospital honor for the second time since 2021. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is considered one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive.
Leapfrog, a national quality evaluator, considered nearly 2,400 hospitals for the award. Fewer than six percent received a Top Hospital award. MHMMC Portland is one of 75 Top Teaching Hospitals and MHPBH is among just 15 Top Rural Hospitals.
鈥淲e鈥檙e honored to have Leapfrog recognize the quality and safety of the care our team delivers for a third year in a row,鈥� said Britt Crewse, President of AOA体育平台鈥檚 Southern Region, which includes AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center Portland. 鈥淎s a teaching hospital, AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center has a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. Our team embraces teaching and continuous learning as a way of strengthening our ability to care for our community.鈥�
鈥淲e are so proud to once again be recognized as a Top Rural Hospital,鈥� said Denise Needham, PharmD, president of AOA体育平台 Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a testament to our care team鈥檚 commitment to providing top-notch patient care.鈥�
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鈥檚 capacity to prevent medication errors. Hospitals that receive the awards must rank top among their peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and achieve top performance in their category.
鈥淎OA体育平台 puts an emphasis on the quality and safety of the care our teams deliver and have launched a number of initiatives to standardize our practice across the health system,鈥� said AOA体育平台 Chief Quality Officer Dr. Omar Hasan. 鈥淲e believe this focus will help us build on the success these awards represent.鈥�
Learn more about Leapfrog鈥檚 standards in its document and see the full list of Top Hospitals 2024 .
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About AOA体育平台
AOA体育平台 is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, 鈥淲orking together so our communities are the healthiest in America,鈥� and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. AOA体育平台 includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,000 employed providers and approximately 23,000 care team members, AOA体育平台 provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. AOA体育平台 hospitals include AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor in Westbrook, AOA体育平台 Franklin Hospital in Farmington, AOA体育平台 Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center in Portland, Biddeford and Sanford, AOA体育平台 Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., AOA体育平台 Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, AOA体育平台 Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, AOA体育平台 Stephens Hospital in Norway and AOA体育平台 Waldo Hospital in Belfast. AOA体育平台 also includes the AOA体育平台 Barbara Bush Children鈥檚 Hospital in Portland, AOA体育平台 Care at Home in Saco, the AOA体育平台 Institute for Research in Scarborough, the AOA体育平台 Medical Group and AOA体育平台 NorDx in Scarborough. AOA体育平台 affiliates include Maine General Health in Augusta and Waterville and St. Mary's Heal System in Lewiston. It is also a significant stakeholder in the AOA体育平台 Accountable Care Organization in Portland and a joint venture partner in the New England Rehabilitation Hos