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Mizell Memorial Hospital has earned an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital.

This national distinction is a recognition of the strong commitment and tireless dedication from our co-workers to keeping patients safe, said Mizell Memorial Hospital CEO Kerry Goff.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns grades from A to F to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harms to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

“Our health care system continues to feel the strain of the pandemic, I thank the workforce and leadership of Mizell Memorial Hospital for sustained commitment to patient safety, day in and day out,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “An ‘A’ Safety Grade is an outstanding achievement, and one that is not possible without a 24/7 effort by the entire health care workforce to protect patients from harm. This community should be proud.”

To see Mizell Memorial Hospital’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade. org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, and via its newsletter.

The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for patient safety.

Mizell Memorial Hospital is currently licensed for 99 beds with an operating capacity of 59 beds. The active medical staff consists of physicians and surgeons in family practice, pediatrics, radiology, general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, otolaryngology (ENT), and podiatry. Mizell Memorial Hospital employees over 200 hundred people and is a private, not-for-profit, acute care facility, governed by a local volunteer board of directors made up of individuals from the community.