Holyoke Medical Center Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to general hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety focused exclusively on errors, accidents, injuries, and infections.

“Holyoke Medical Center is proud to achieve an ‘A’ grade, providing our community with the safe, high quality care they deserve,” said Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems. “This honor recognizes the dedication of our physicians, nurses, and all staff for prioritizing patient safety.”

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 U.S. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

“Earning an ‘A’ grade means Holyoke Medical Center made a true commitment to put patient safety first,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group.