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McLeod Health Hospitals Receive Safety Grade of A from Leapfrog Group
“A” Grade for Spring 2025 is a National Recognition for Patient Safety  
 
(May 1, 2025) McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast and McLeod Regional Medical Center received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates these hospitals’ achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors. The Leapfrog Group assigns grades to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.  
 
“This recognition is a reflection of our teams’ hard work, dedication and tireless efforts to provide quality care for our patients,” said Dr. John Byrnes, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer for McLeod Health. “Surveys such as Leapfrog help us provide a culture of safety and identify how we can continue to improve the delivery of compassionate, quality care for every patient.”
 
“At McLeod Health, patient safety and quality care are our top priorities,” said Donna Isgett, President and CEO of McLeod Health. “All of our hospitals receiving a Leapfrog Safety Grade A is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our entire team in providing exceptional patient care and maintaining the highest level of safety standards across the McLeod Health System.
 
“The pursuit of quality improvement is an unending journey, and our teams are to be commended for their commitment to providing safe, quality care for every patient we have the privilege to serve,” added Isgett.
 
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring. 
 
About McLeod Health
Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 1,000 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 100 physician practice locations throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 1,040 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.
 
On the coast, the McLeod Health Carolina Forest campus located in Myrtle Beach has been designed as a seven-building complex offering a variety of services. The Carolina Forest Campus currently has three buildings that have a wide variety of physician practices and outpatient services including Family Medicine, Cardiology, Vascular, Orthopedics, Pulmonology and Critical Care, General Surgery, Digestive Health, Rheumatology, Rehabilitation, and a free-standing Emergency Department. Construction is underway on a 48-bed hospital that will serve the growing population of Horry County and the Grand Strand area. The four-story building will house operating suites, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory services, providing a full range of medical capabilities.
 
About The Leapfrog Group                                                                                    
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value 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. For more, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter. 
 
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