Only Two Hospitals In Southwest Louisiana Received An “A” Grade In Patient Safety
(KHLA - Lake Charles, Louisiana) - All the hospitals in Southwest Louisiana received less than stellar grades on patient safety, except for two who got an "A".
Did you know there is a website where you can check on how safe patients are at hospitals all across the country?
A group of specialists from Harvard, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Stanford, UC Davis, Vanderbilt, and the CDC provided guidance to Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade in developing a hospital performance scale.
It's a significant undertaking; they examine 27 parameters, with a strong emphasis on infection rates, surgical complications, patient falls, safety precautions, error-prevention protocols, staff training, and staff communication.
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How safe are the hospitals in SWLA?
Below is how the hospitals located in Southwest Louisiana ranked on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety guide:
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (Lake Charles) - C
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital (Lake Charles) - A
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (Sulphur) - C
Ochsner American Legion Hospital (Jennings) - B
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area (Lake Charles) - A
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