Mercy Health Saint Mary's Earns 2021 Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Grand Rapids, MI - Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Mercy Health Saint Mary's was named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital designation is bestowed by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers recognized as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and quality.
"Being recognized as a Top Teaching Hospital is a tremendous achievement and a great assurance to the Grand Rapids community that patient safety standards inside our hospital is second to none," said Matt Biersack, MD, president of Mercy Health Saint Mary's.
"I commend all our colleagues for working amid such challenging times, yet not letting up in their pursuit to deliver safe, high-quality care to the communities we serve."
Over 2,200 hospitals were considered for the award.
Among those, Mercy Health Saint Mary's received a Top Teaching distinction. A total of 149 top hospitals nationwide were selected as Top Hospitals, including:
8 Top Children's
46 Top General
23 Top Rural
72 Top Teaching
Two additional Trinity Health Michigan hospitals, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, also received Top Teaching distinction.
The quality of patient care across many areas of hospital performance is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, surgery, maternity care, and the hospital's capacity to prevent medication and other errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year's Top Hospital Methodology.
"Being recognized as a Top Teaching Hospital is a tremendous achievement and a great assurance to the Grand Rapids community that patient safety standards inside our hospital are second to none," said Matt Biersack, MD, president of Mercy Health Saint Mary's. "I am so grateful to all our colleagues and medical staff for continuing to deliver safe, highquality care amidst the many challenges of this pandemic."
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. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2021 Top Hospitals, visit.
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 highestvalue care and giving consumers the lifesaving information, they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's 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.
Mercy Health, a member of Trinity Health, is a regional, multi-campus, Catholic health care system serving West Michigan and the lakeshore with 3 hospital campuses, 736 hospital beds, and more than 8,000 colleagues, as well as hospice, home health and long-term care service offerings. Mercy Health has annual operating revenues of about $1.4 billion and returns about $80 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.
Mercy Health Physician Partners, a multi-specialty medical group, employs more than 960 physicians and advanced practice professionals in more than 80 physician offices in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland and along the West Michigan lakeshore. Mercy Health is committed to being a trusted health partner for life, transforming the communities we serve, by providing highquality care that is the most accessible, compassionate and personalized in West Michigan.
Visit us at MercyHealth.com.
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