Four Scripps Health hospital campuses, including Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista received “A” grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization that issues the ratings twice yearly. Only 30% of the 3,000 general hospitals in the United States evaluated by the watchdog organization received “A” grades during this fall 2023 round of ratings. In California, only 10% of hospitals received the top grade.
“Patient care is always our top priority, and these fall 2023 grades are a direct result of that focus,” said Ghazala Sharieff, M.D., MBA, Scripps corporate senior vice president, chief medical and operations officer, acute care in a press release.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital records of patient safety. The Leapfrog grades are the latest of several national honors given to Scripps hospitals in recent months.
