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Four Lee Health Hospitals Earn “A” Grades for Patient Safety

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For the fifth straight reporting period, Cape Coral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital each received an ”A”  for safe care; HealthPark Medical Center also earns “A” for fourth straight reporting period

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 29, 2021) --- With patient safety as a top priority for Lee Health, the health system is proud to announce the highest national marks from The Leapfrog Group. Today, The Leapfrog Group released its Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades, awarding Cape Coral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital each “A” grades for the fifth straight reporting period. HealthPark Medical Center earned an “A” grade for the fourth straight reporting period.

“I want to thank the entire Lee Health team for continuing to provide the safest and highest quality of care to the patients we serve,” said Dr. Larry Antonucci, president and CEO of Lee Health. “It is an honor to be recognized once again by Leapfrog for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety. These “A” grades speak to the kind of care patients can expect in our hospitals.”

The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” and “F” to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections, and other harms.

Developed under the guidance of a national expert panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,700 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Leapfrog Group’s grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public.

Since 2000, The Leapfrog Group has promoted improved health care safety, quality and affordability in the United States through a commitment to transparency.

“It’s clear Cape Coral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center, HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital are on a never-ending quest to keep patients safe through thick and thin,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “This likely saved many lives through the pandemic and prepared for future health emergencies. I thank these hospitals’ leadership and inspiration in these trying times.”

Lee Health’s full report card is below:

Letter Grade

Letter Grade

Raw Score

Cape Coral Hospital

A

3.2886

Gulf Coast Medical Center

A

3.1928

HealthPark Medical Center

A

3.3128

Lee Memorial Hospital

A

3.4021

Children’s hospitals are not included in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring grades, but Golisano Children’s Hospital has been named as a Top Children’s Hospital by The Leapfrog Group four times.

To learn more about Leapfrog’s Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades, please visit http://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/.

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